Evening Songs

Catalogue of Works by Bedřich Smetana

Basic information

Title:
Evening Songs
Autograph not preserved
Title by autograph:
Večerní písně Vítězslava Hálka
Classification according to the catalogue of J. Berkovec:
1.116
Title according to the catalogue of J. Berkovec:
Autograph not preserved, according to the final version: Večerní písně Vítězslava Hálka
Parts/Subjects:
1. Moderato, 2. Moderato, 3. Andante, 4. Allegretto ma moderato, 5. Allegretto
Note:
SSD 1875: "Evening Songs." by Hálek, dedicated to his wife. 5 songs for 1 voice with piano accompaniment. published by Urbánek."

Cast

Instrumental cast:
Canto e piano
Vocal cast:
solo vocal (soprano)

Other information

Text source

Author of the draft:
Language:
Czech

Původ

Date of composition completion:
11/1879
Premiere date:
04. 01. 1880
Place of premiere:
Prague, Žofín
Ensemble:
Marie Sittova - vocal (1, 2), Josef Lev - vocal (4, 5), Emanuel Chvala - piano
Note on premiere:
Parts 1-2 and 4-5 were interpreted.

1st edition of the score

Publisher:
Place of publication:
Prague
Year:
1880
Note:
Musical supplement of the magazine Dalibor, No. 10 - only the first part of the cycle was published.

Critical edition

Place of publication:
Prague
Year:
1962
Note:
Full name in CE: VEČERNÍ PÍSNĚ VÍTĚZSLAV HÁLEK ABENDLIEDER VON VÍTĚZSLAV HÁLEK 1879 (EVENING SONGS VÍTĚZSLAV HÁLEK 1879)

1st edition of the score

Publisher:
Place of publication:
Prague
Year:
1880
Note:
the whole cycle published for the first time