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Dvorak - Song to the Moon from Rusalka
Sheet music for violin
| Info: | Rusalka Op. 114, is an opera by Antonín Dvořák. The Czech libretto was written by the poet Jaroslav Kvapil (1868–1950) based on the fairy tales of Karel Jaromír Erben and Božena Němcová. Rusalka is one of the most successful Czech operas, and represents a cornerstone of the repertoire of Czech opera houses. The most popular excerpt from Rusalka is the "Song to the Moon" from act 1 which is often performed in concert and recorded separately. It has also been arranged for violin and used on film sound tracks. |
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| Date: | 1901 |
| Artist: | Antonín Leopold Dvořák |
| Born: | 8 September 1841, Nelahozeves |
| Died: | 1 May 1904, Prague |
| The artist: | Czech composer, frequently employed aspects, specifically rhythms, of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia (then parts of the Austrian Empire and now constituting the Czech Republic). Dvořák’s own style has been described as ‘the fullest recreation of a national idiom with that of the symphonic tradition, absorbing folk influences and finding effective ways of using them. |
| Instrument: | Violin |
| Key: | G major |
| Range: | D4 - B5 |
| Time signature: | 3/8 |
| Tempo: | 24 BPM |
| Duration: | 4:40 |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Style: | Classical |
