Smetana: Polkas
Composer: Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884) Editor: Jan Novotný Instrumentation: Piano Binding: ISMN: 9790260103818 Size: 9.6 x 12.2 inches Pages: 70 Urtext / Critical Edition Description The polka is to Bedrich Smetana a compositional form similar to the polonaise and mazurka to Chopin, or the waltz to the Strauss family. The artistic stylisation of the polka engaged the composer from his earliest attempts at composition, and he returned to it in his mature works. Works: Tři salonní polky (3 Polkas de salon), JB 1:60, Op. 7 Tři poetické polky (3 Polkas poétiques), JB 1:61, Op. 8 4 Polkas from the 1850s, JB 1:55-57, 1:63 Vzpomínky na Čechy ve formě polek (Souvenir de Bohême en forme de polkas), JB 1:76, Op. 12 Vzpomínky na Čechy ve formě polek (Souvenir de Bohême en forme de polkas), JB 1:77, Op. 13