Work Title
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Gypsy Songs
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Alternative. Title
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Cigánské melodie ; Zigeunermelodien
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Composer
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Dvořák, Antonín
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.55 ; B.104
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IAD 25
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Key
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see below
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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7 songs
- Má píseň zas mi láskou zní/My song rings out with love again. Moderato
- Aj! Kterak trojhranec můj/Hey, how my triangle. Allegro
- A les je tichý kolem kol/The woods are silent all around. Moderato
- Když mne stará matka/Songs my mother taught me. Andante con moto
- Struna naladěna/Now the string is tuned, lad. Allegretto
- Široké rukávy/Flowing sleeves and trousers. Poco allegro
- Dejte klec jestřábu/Give the hawk a cage. Allegro
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1880 (January 18-February 23)
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First Performance.
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1881 (February 4) in Vienna (Nos.1,3)
- Gustav Walter (voice)
Unknown (piano)
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First Publication.
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1880 - Berlin: N. Simrock (Hofmeister's Monatsbericht (1880), p.307), Plate 8171.
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Librettist
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Adolf Heyduk (1835–1923)
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Language
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Czech
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Dedication
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Gustav Walter
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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14 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voice, piano
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External Links
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antonin-dvorak.cz The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive Wikipedia (Songs My Mother Taught Me)
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Extra Information
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Heyduk translated his own Czech poems into German. Dvorák set them for the tenor at the Viennese Court Opera, Gustav Walter, in German, and for publication in his own country, with slight alterations only, in Czech.
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