Má Vlast

(My Country). Symphonic cycle by BEDŘICH SMETANA, 1874-79, in six movements:

  • Vyšehrad (the old citadel of Prague)
  • Moldau (Vltava, the river on which Prague was built)
  • Šárka (a legendary warrior woman)
  • Z Českych luhů a háyů (From Bohemia's Meadows and Groves)
  • Tábor (an ancient city; it includes the Hussite war song)
  • Blaník (a Bohemian hill on which the Hussites congregated)

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