The ''Lachian Dances'' (in Czech: ''Lašské tance'') was the first mature work by the
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Leoš Janáček
Leoš Janáček (, baptised Leo Eugen Janáček; 3 July 1854 – 12 August 1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist, and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic musics, including Eastern European fol ...
. It was named after region of
Lachia in the east of
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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
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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
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Lach dialects
The Lach dialects, also known as Lachian dialects ( cs, lašská nářečí, laština, pl, gwary laskie), are a group of West Slavic dialects that form a transition between the Polish and Czech language. They are spoken in parts of Czech Sile ...
References
External links
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Janáček Lachian Dances with choreography (YouTube)
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Compositions by Leoš Janáček
1888 compositions
1925 compositions