- Source: Lachian Dances
The Lachian Dances (in Czech: Lašské tance) was the first mature work by the Czech composer Leoš Janáček. Originally titled Wallachian Dances after the Moravian Wallachia region, Janáček later changed the title when the region's name also changed, since it reflects folk songs from that specific area.
Background
Janáček began to compose the first set of instrumental arrangements of folk dances in 1888. The first performance took place on 11 January 1889 in Olomouc. The composition was reworked again in 1925, when Janáček made a new selection and ordering of numbers, including some changes in instrumentation. The work was printed in 1928, shortly before Janáček's death, by Hudební matice in Prague.
Structure
The work is split into six separate dances:
Arrangements
Arrangement suitable for: orchestra
arrangement for: wind orchestra
arrangement by: Karel Bělohoubek
performed by: Czech Army Central Band, co Karel Bělohoubek
Arrangement suitable for: orchestra
arrangement by: Hynek Sluka
performed by: Prague Castle Guard and Police Wind Orchestra, co Rudolf Rydval
Arrangement suitable for: orchestra
arrangement by: Karel Bělohoubek, Jaroslav Šíp, Viliam Béreš
performed by: Czech Army Central Band, co Vladimír Válek
See also
Lach dialects
References
External links
Lachian Dances: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Janáček Lachian Dances with choreography (YouTube)