Venkovanka Bedrich Friedrich Smetana / Arr. Jacques Claessens

Titel / Title: Venkovanka
Untertitel / Subtitle: Polka
Herausgeber / Publisher: Baton Music
Instrumentation: concert band
Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen
Serie / Series: Baton Music orchestral series

Czech composer Bedrich Smetana is known as the first composer who wrote music with a specific Czech character. Many of his compositions are based on Czech themes. He used Czech dance rhythms and his melodies are a bit like folk songs. The polka Venkovanka, also known as The Peasant woman, composed in 1879 is an excellent example of this style.