Product Description
Slavonic
Dances Op 46, written in 1878, was something of a breakthrough work for Czech
composer Antonin Dvorak, finally establishing his reputation well beyond his
native land. The dances are original
melodies, inspired by, and drawing on, the character of traditional national
dances, rather than works based on existing folk tunes, as was the fashion
among composers at around that time. These
Slavonic Dances were originally written for piano 4 hands but, at his
publishers request, Dvorak produced orchestrated versions shortly
thereafter. The pieces proved so popular
that Dvorak composed a second set, Op. 72, in 1886.
Op. 46, No.
3 is in the form of the polka, a dance which originated in Bohemia. This arrangement, for mixed woodwind duo of B-flat clarinet and bassoon, is best suited to players of advanced intermediate standard or above.
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