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janáček’s maestoso
Heroic-patriotic maestoso in Janáček
Janáček’s first use of the term is shown in ex. 1
Example 1: Janáček: Šárka, Act 1.© With kind permission by Universal Edition A.G., Wien,
www.universaledition.com
This short passage comes soon after the beginning of Janáček’s first
opera, Šárka. Janáček wrote out a version of the opera in piano-vocal score
in 1887, but the next year, having shown it to Dvořák for his opinion and re-
acted to his criticisms, composed a second version. The opera is based on
Czech mythic history and concerns events which took place after the death
of the Queen Libuše. Her death meant there was not only a grieving widow-
er (King Přemysl) but also an aggrieved female population, which had lost
its female ruler. The women decide to take up arms against the men – the
so-called “women’s war” in which their most prominent fighter was Šárka.
Soon after the opening of the opera, a young hero, Ctirad, arrives at the
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Heroic-patriotic maestoso in Janáček
Janáček’s first use of the term is shown in ex. 1
Example 1: Janáček: Šárka, Act 1.© With kind permission by Universal Edition A.G., Wien,
www.universaledition.com
This short passage comes soon after the beginning of Janáček’s first
opera, Šárka. Janáček wrote out a version of the opera in piano-vocal score
in 1887, but the next year, having shown it to Dvořák for his opinion and re-
acted to his criticisms, composed a second version. The opera is based on
Czech mythic history and concerns events which took place after the death
of the Queen Libuše. Her death meant there was not only a grieving widow-
er (King Přemysl) but also an aggrieved female population, which had lost
its female ruler. The women decide to take up arms against the men – the
so-called “women’s war” in which their most prominent fighter was Šárka.
Soon after the opening of the opera, a young hero, Ctirad, arrives at the
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