Three Part-Songs for Female Voices

Catalogue of Works by Bedřich Smetana

Basic information

Title:
Three Part-Songs for Female Voices
The autograph has not been preserved.
Title by autograph:
-
Classification according to the catalogue of J. Berkovec:
1.109
Title according to the catalogue of J. Berkovec:
Sbory trojhlasné pro ženské hlasy
Parts/Subjects:
1. My Star, 2. Return of the Swallows, 3. Sunset
Note:
Teige: Tři ženské sbory (Three Female Choruses)
Author's inventory of works 1875: Choruses. Three-part songs for female voices, (three) 1st on words by B. Peška: "My star". 2nd: "Return of the Swallows" by J. V. Sládek. 3rd: "Behind the Mountains the Sun Is Setting" by J. V. Sládek. For 2 Sopranos and 1 alto, accompanied by piano. - in April 1878.

Cast

Instrumental cast:
Piano 2 hands
Vocal cast:
Female choirs: voices S, S, A

Other information

Text source

Author of the draft:
Language:
Czech

Původ

Place of origin:
Jabkenice(?)
Date of composition completion:
15. 04. 1878
Premiere date:
19. 01. 1879
Place of premiere:
Kroměříž
Ensemble:
Piano (?), Jenny Thurn-Taxis (?) + Vlastimila Choir
Note on premiere:
Only the first 2 parts were performed.

1st edition of the score

Publisher:
Place of publication:
Prague
Year:
1881
Note:
Arrangement by Ferdinand Heller

Critical edition

Publisher:
Place of publication:
Prague
Year:
1956
Note:
full title in CE: SBORY TROJHLASNÉ PRO ŽENSKÉ HLASY MÁ HVĚZDA (Bedřich Peška) PŘILETĚLY VLAŠTOVIČKY (Josef Václav Sládek) ZA HORY SLUNCE ZAPADÁ (Josef Václav Sládek) 1878 (THREE-PART SONGS FOR FEMALE VOICES MY STAR (Bedřich Peška) THE RETURN OF THE SWALLOWS (Josef Václav Sládek) SUNSET (Josef Václav Sládek) 1878)

Původ 2

Note on date and place of origin:
all parts were interpreted
Premiere date:
25. 03. 1879
Place of premiere:
Kroměříž
Ensemble:
Vlastimila Choir