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The Czech composer Bed\u0159ich Smetana was born on March 2, 1824 in Litomy\u0161l and died on May 12, 1884 in Prague. March 2024 will be the 200th anniversary of his birthday.
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\nSmetana began taking violin and piano lessons at the age of four. After attending high school, he studied piano and composition in Prague from 1843 to 1847 and also worked as a music teacher. In 1848 he opened his own private music school with the help of his friend Franz Liszt.<\/div><\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.motivgruppe-musik.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-03-b.jpg\")
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\nAllegorical illustrations for the cycle “My Fatherland”<\/strong><\/center><\/div><\/div>
\nIn 1856 Smetana left his homeland for political reasons and headed the Philharmonic Society in Gothenburg for five years. After his return he supported the Czech national movement and led the Hlahol patriotic singing society from 1863 to 1865. From 1865 to 1869 he conducted the Czech Philharmonic concerts, worked as a music critic for the newspaper N\u00e1rodn\u00ed listy in 1864\/1865 and was first conductor of the Czech interim theater \u010cesk\u00e9 Prozatimn\u00ed Divadlo from 1866 to 1874. When he fell ill in 1874, he retreated to the countryside to compose.
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\nBed\u0159ich Smetana composed eight operas, of which \u201cThe Bartered Bride\u201d (1866) and the Czech national opera \u201cLibussa\u201d (1869\u20131872) are the most famous. In addition to the six-part cycle \u201cMy Fatherland,\u201d he composed four other orchestral works, chamber music, piano music and three works for organ.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\nSmetana began taking violin and piano lessons at the age of four. After attending high school, he studied piano and composition in Prague from 1843 to 1847 and also worked as a music teacher. In 1848 he opened his own private music school with the help of his friend Franz Liszt.<\/div><\/div>
\nCzechoslovakia 4.6.1949<\/strong><\/center><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nCzech Republic 14.2.2024
\nAllegorical illustrations for the cycle “My Fatherland”<\/strong><\/center><\/div><\/div>
\nIn 1856 Smetana left his homeland for political reasons and headed the Philharmonic Society in Gothenburg for five years. After his return he supported the Czech national movement and led the Hlahol patriotic singing society from 1863 to 1865. From 1865 to 1869 he conducted the Czech Philharmonic concerts, worked as a music critic for the newspaper N\u00e1rodn\u00ed listy in 1864\/1865 and was first conductor of the Czech interim theater \u010cesk\u00e9 Prozatimn\u00ed Divadlo from 1866 to 1874. When he fell ill in 1874, he retreated to the countryside to compose.
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\nBed\u0159ich Smetana composed eight operas, of which \u201cThe Bartered Bride\u201d (1866) and the Czech national opera \u201cLibussa\u201d (1869\u20131872) are the most famous. In addition to the six-part cycle \u201cMy Fatherland,\u201d he composed four other orchestral works, chamber music, piano music and three works for organ.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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