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...the composition depicts the course of the river from its beginning, where two brooks, one cold the other warm, join in a stream that runs through forests and meadows; and the lovely countryside where merry feasts and gay festivals are being celebrated; by the light of the moon a dance of water nymphs; on the nearby cliffs proud castles, mansions and ruins rise up; the Vltava swirls in the St. John rapids, flows in a broad stream as far as Prague, passes Vysehrad and disappears into the distance where it unite with the Elbe...
In the score, Smetana made some additional notes indicating the course of the river as it winds its way southward from the Sumava Mountains, through central Bohemia and Prague to unite with the Elbe at Melnik. The piece can be divided into eight episodes:
First and second sources flowing into the Vltava itself
Forest and hunting
Rustic village wedding
Moonlight and dance of water sprites or nymphs
Vltava returns
St. John rapids
Vltava flows in broad stream
Vltava salutes Vysehrad and flows by
With exception of the last three which are in the key of E major, the five preceding episodes changes keys from E minor, C major, G major, A major and back to E minor. Cold and warm springs are suggested by flutes in the ever-famous opening bars (1) which is replaced by the clarinets in (2). From this point, section (6) is developed from cellos and double basses, while another idea flows into Vltava itself.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
...the composition depicts the course of the river from its beginning, where two brooks, one cold the other warm, join in a stream that runs through forests and meadows; and the lovely countryside where merry feasts and gay festivals are being celebrated; by the light of the moon a dance of water nymphs; on the nearby cliffs proud castles, mansions and ruins rise up; the Vltava swirls in the St. John rapids, flows in a broad stream as far as Prague, passes Vysehrad and disappears into the distance where it unite with the Elbe...
In the score, Smetana made some additional notes indicating the course of the river as it winds its way southward from the Sumava Mountains, through central Bohemia and Prague to unite with the Elbe at Melnik. The piece can be divided into eight episodes:
First and second sources flowing into the Vltava itself
Forest and hunting
Rustic village wedding
Moonlight and dance of water sprites or nymphs
Vltava returns
St. John rapids
Vltava flows in broad stream
Vltava salutes Vysehrad and flows by
With exception of the last three which are in the key of E major, the five preceding episodes changes keys from E minor, C major, G major, A major and back to E minor. Cold and warm springs are suggested by flutes in the ever-famous opening bars (1) which is replaced by the clarinets in (2). From this point, section (6) is developed from cellos and double basses, while another idea flows into Vltava itself.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net