| Work Title
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Sinfonietta
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| Alternative. Title
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Sletová symfonietta or 'Sokol Festival'
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| Name Translations
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シンフォニエッタ; 소교향곡; 小交响曲 (雅纳切克); سمفونية صغيرة; Симфониетта (Яначек)
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| Name Aliases
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Sinfonietta (Janacek)
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| Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 176818832; LCCN: n83046543; GND: 30007915X; BNF: 13913939k
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| Composer
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Janáček, Leoš
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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JW 6/18
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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ILJ 22
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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5 movements
- Fanfare. Allegretto — Allegro maestoso
- The Castle, Brno. Andante — Allegretto
- The Queen's Monastery, Brno. Moderato
- The Street Leading to the Castle. Allegretto
- The Town Hall, Brno. Andante con moto
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1926 March-April, with corrections in May?
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| First Performance.
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1926-06-26 in Prague, Smetana-Saal
- Czech Philharmonic, Václav Talich (conductor)
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| First Publication.
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1926/27 - Vienna: Universal Edition, Plates U.E. 8679, 8680.
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| Copyright Information
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Despite the publication date (with a notice in correct format), this work is likely public domain in the USA due to two fatal date errors:
- First publication took place on July 4, 1926 in the Czech periodical Lidové noviny
(1st movement, mm.47-end)
- Republication in 1979 by Eulenburg (ed. Jarmil Burghauser)
without including the original 1927 notice (or a 1926 notice).
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| Dedication
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To the Czechoslovak Armed Forces
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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20 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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| Instrumentation
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orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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47 different parts
- 4 flutes (4th also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn,
- piccolo clarinet, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons
- 4 horns, 12 trumpets, 2 bass trumpets, 4 trombones, 2 euphoniums, tuba
timpani, cymbals, chimes, harp, strings
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| External Links
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leos-janacek.org Wikipedia article
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| Extra Information
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The autograph is not dated. Dates of composition estimated from letters to Universal Edition. See Janáček's Works: A Catalogue of the Music and Writings of Leoš Janáček, p.208. According to this edition, it was first published in Dec. 1926 by Universal Edition (undated but Dec. 1926 most likely- possibly a (somewhat) limited edition however). Another pocket score followed from the same source a month later (mid-January 1927) in any case. Publication history
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