By Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884). Edited by Frantisek Bartos. This edition: Urtext edition. Paperback. Study score, Urtext edition. Language: Czech/English/German. Duration 1 hour, 15 minutes. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

Eulenburg Audio Score Series. By Bedrich Smetana. This edition: EAS142. Eulenburg Audio Score (Pocket Scores CD). Study score and CD. 81 pages. Published by Eulenburg.

Orchestra (picc.2.2.2.2. - 4.2.3.1. - timp.perc - hp - str(vc divided))

SKU: BR.EOS-20472-00

No. 2 from the Symphonic Poem My Fatherland. Composed by Bedrich Smetana. Edited by Milan Pospisil. Softbound. Eulenburg Orchestral Series.

Today, it is hard to believe that Bedrich Smetana kept receiving rejections when he tried to get his enormously popular Moldau printed.

Symphonic poem; Romantic. Full score. 84 pages. Duration 13'. Breitkopf and Haertel #EOS 20472-00. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EOS-20472-00).

ISBN 9790004780008. 10 x 12.5 inches.

What is also amazing is that the first text-critical edition prepared by the Czech Smetana expert Milan Pospisil in 1999, which had entailed an exhaustive evaluation of the sources and been given a full text-critical editorial treatment as a Eulenburg study score, had no resonance of any kind among performers since no performance material had been published. After 15 years, Pospisils edition is finally being completed in a manner suitable for practice: with a conducting score and orchestral parts which will ensure that all future performances are based on a musical text that is as reliable as can be.

The work depicts the course of the river Vltava, beginning with its first two sources, the cold and warm Vltava, and the confluence of the two streams that join to form a single river; then the course of the Vltava through forests and meadows, and through open countryside where a peasant wedding is being celebrated; water-sprites dance by the light of the moon; on the nearby cliffs castles, mansions and ruins rise proudly into the air; the Vltava eddies in the St John's Rapids, then flows in a broad stream as it continues its course towards Prague, where the Vysehrad appears, before the river finally disappears into the distance as it flows majestically into the Elbe.

Vltava (The Moldau), Smetana's best-known and most frequently performed orchestral work, was written between 19 November and 8 December 1874, at a time when Smetana was already completely deaf. The world premiere took place in Prague on 4 April 1875, but the score was not published until 1880.

Orchestra - Level 4

SKU: BA.BA11534

Composed by Bedrich Smetana. Edited by Hugh MacDonald. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Barenreiter Urtext. From: Má vlast (My Country). Score. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA11534_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA11534).

ISBN 9790260108660. 31 x 24.3 cm inches. Preface: Mojzisova, Olga / Macdonald, Hugh.

In late September 1874, shortly after losing his hearing, Smetana started work on “Vyšehrad” , the first symphonic poem in what would become a six-part cycle with the title “Má vlast” (My Country). It tells the eventful history of this fort in Prague.

“Vy� �¡ehrad” was published by Urbánek together with “Vltava” (The Moldau), the next part in the cycle, in a version for piano duet in December 1879. The full score and parts, proofread by the composer, followed in February 1880. Hugh Macdonald has corrected many errors in this first edition. He draws on the autograph and first print of the orchestral version and also refers to the autograph and printed piano duet version.

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MUSICOLOGICA LLY SOUND
- A reliable musical text based on all available sources
- A description of the sources
- Information on the genesis and history of the work
- Valuable notes on performance practice
- Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions

... AND PRACTICAL
- Page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them
- A well-presented layout and a user-friendly format
- Excellent print quality
- Superior paper and binding

Orchestra (Fl-picc,2Fl,2Ob,2Clar,2b assoon,4Hn,2Trp,3Tromb,Tb ,Timp,Tri,Be,2V,Va,Vc,Db) - Level 3

SKU: BA.BA11533

Composed by Bedrich Smetana. Edited by Hugh MacDonald. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Barenreiter Urtext. From: Má vlast / My Country. Score. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA11533_00. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA11533).

ISBN 9790260108059. 31 x 24.3 cm inches. Preface: Mojzisova, Olga / Macdonald, Hugh.

The first four symphonic poems from Smetanaâ??s six-part cycle Má vlast (My Country) were written in 1874â??75 and arranged for piano duet shortly after the completion of the fourth part, From Bohemiaâ??s Woods and Fields. All six parts were issued for the first time by the publisher Urbánek, beginning with the piano duet arrangements (1879-80).

The score of From Bohemiaâ??s Woods and Fields was published by Urbánek in 1881. Owing to its many misprints, Hugh Macdonald has based his new edition on the autograph score while consulting the first edition as well as the autograph and print of the composerâ??s own version for piano duet.

About Barenreiter Urtext

What can I expect from a Barenreiter Urtext edition?< /p>

MUSICOLOGICA LLY SOUND
- A reliable musical text based on all available sources
- A description of the sources
- Information on the genesis and history of the work
- Valuable notes on performance practice
- Includes an introduction with critical commentary explaining source discrepancies and editorial decisions

... AND PRACTICAL
- Page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them
- A well-presented layout and a user-friendly format
- Excellent print quality
- Superior paper and binding

Study Score. By Bedrich Smetana. Schott. Size 5.25x7.5 inches. 94 pages. Published by Eulenburg.

Overture. By Bedrich Smetana. (Study Score). Schott. Size 5.25x7.5 inches. 51 pages. Published by Eulenburg.

Study Score. By Bedrich Smetana. Schott. Size 5.25x7.5 inches. 70 pages. Published by Eulenburg.

(Aus der Oper Die verkaufte Braut ). Composed by Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884). Arranged by F. Huber. For orchestra. Choral music. Secular. Violin 1 part. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers

(The Moldau). Composed by Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884). Edited by Hugh MacDonald. For orchestra. This edition: Urtext edition. Paperback. Level 3. Score. Text Language: Czech/English/German. 88 pages. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

By Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884). Arranged by Pfortner. For full orchestra. Score and parts. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company

Orchestra

SKU: BT.EMBZ40076

Moldau'. Composed by Bedrich Smetana. EMB Study Scores. Score Only. Composed 1987. 92 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #EMBZ40076. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (BT.EMBZ40076).

Orchestra (picc.2.2.2.2. - 4.2.3.1. - timp.perc - hp - str(vc divided))

SKU: BR.PB-3642-07

From the Symphonic Poem My Fatherland. Composed by Bedrich Smetana. Softbound. Partitur-Bibliothek (Score Library). Symphonic poem; Romantic. Study Score. 68 pages. Duration 13'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 3642-07. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-3642-07).

ISBN 9790004201282. 6.5 x 9 inches.

Orchestra full orchestra - Grade 2.5

SKU: KJ.JS27008F

Composed by Bedrich Smetana and Pfortner. Arranged by Pfortner. Score. Neil A. Kjos Music Company #JS27008F. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.JS27008F).

By Bedrich Smetana. Arranged by Pfortner. For full orchestra. Orchestra. Music Book. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company.

Composed by Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884). Edited by Hugh MacDonald. This edition: urtext edition. Stapled. Set of wind parts. 3/7/7/4/4/6/6/7/5/4/4/4/4 /4/4/4/4/4/4/3/5/6 pages pages. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA9558-65).

(No. 2. Vltava (Die Moldau, JB 1:112/2). Composed by Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884). Orchestra. For [2+1, 2, 2, 2 - 4, 2, 3, 1], timpani, percussion, harp, strings. This edition: Paperback. Tone Poems, Original Works. Romantic Period; Czech. Study Score. 68 pages. Published by Serenissima

(Aus der Oper Die verkaufte Braut ). Composed by Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884). Arranged by F. Huber. For orchestra. Choral music. Secular. Viola part. Published by Doblinger Music Publishers

By Bedrich Smetana. Arranged by Pfortner. For full orchestra. Orchestra. Music Book. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company.

Composed by Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884). Edited by Hugh MacDonald. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Barenreiter Urtext. From: Ma vlast (My Fatherland). Score. Duration 12 hours. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA11532. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA11532).

Score. By Bedrich Smetana. EMB. Size 5.5x8 inches. 88 pages. Published by Editio Musica Budapest.

"Vltava". Composed by Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884). Romantic. EMB Study Scores (pocket scores). Pocket score. 92 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #EMBZ40076. Published by Editio Musica Budapest

Composed by Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884). Edited by Hugh MacDonald. For orchestra (flute 1/flute 2 (and piccolo)/2 oboes/2 clarinets/5 bassoons/4 horns/2 trumpets/3 trombones/tuba/timpani/tr iangle/cymbal/bass drum/harp/2 violins/viola/2 cellos/double bass). This edition: Urtext edition. Paperback. Level 3. Study score. Text Language: Czech/English/German. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag