Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 acts |
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Composition Year | 1877 (February-July) |
Genre Categories | Comic operas; Theatrical Works; Operas; |
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Work Title | The Cunning Peasant |
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Alternative. Title | Šelma sedlák ; Der Bauer ein Schelm |
Composer | Dvořák, Antonín |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.37 ; B.67 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAD 12 |
Key | A major (overture) |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 acts
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1877 (February-July) |
First Performance. | 1878 (January 27) in Prague |
First Publication. | 1879 - Berlin: N. Simrock (overture, Monatsbericht (1879), p.318), Plates 8137-8138. 1882 - Berlin: N. Simrock (vocal score, Monatsbericht (1882), p.121), Plate 8255. |
Librettist | Josef Otakar Veselý (1853-1879) |
Language | Czech |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 120 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | 9 soloists (SSSATTTBB), chorus (SATB), piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, bass drum, triangle, harp, strings |
Discography | MusicBrainz |
External Links | antonin-dvorak.cz Wikipedia article Operone.de |