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DVORAK_Chris_Hill – Slavonic Dance in G minor, Op.46 No.8 – 25 CELLOS

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The Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 and Op. 72, are wonderfully crafted orchestral compositions by the Bohemian composer Antonín Dvořák.

Dvořák wrote the Slavonic Dances at the urging of the German music publisher Fritz Simrock, to whom he had been introduced by Johannes Brahms, an early supporter of Dvořák’s music. Seeking to capitalize on a vogue for eastern European folk music, Simrock specified that they should be based upon the music of the composer’s Bohemian homeland.

Dvořák produced a set of eight original dance pieces that, however, did not quote any specific existing traditional dances but certainly evoked their spirit. The first set, Op. 46, including this universally famous 8th Slavonic Dance in G minor, proved so popular that, eight years later, Dvořák composed a second set of eight dances (Op. 72). Both collections feature a variety of traditional forms, including polkas, kolos, sousedsky, and dumky. First written as two sets of piano duets in 1878 and 1886, each set was orchestrated by the composer soon after its initial publication in keyboard form.

Movements or sections:
in Ternary form (A-B-A)

Instrumentation: FOR AN ORCHESTRA OF TWENTY-FIVE (25) CELLOS
Arranged by Chris Hill

The music is included in 4 PDFs:

PDF 1 – General Score
PDF 2 – Cello Parts 1 to 8
PDF 3 – Cello Parts 9 to 16
PDF 4 – Cello Parts 17 to 25

Approximate difficulty:
The cello parts vary between MEDIUM and DIFFICULT

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David Johnstone is extremely grateful to conductor, cellist and arranger CHRIS HILL for permission to include and share some of his work in the Johnstone-Music web site.

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