Romantic Pieces (Dvořák)
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Romantic Pieces (Dvořák)
Antonín Dvořák composed his cycle of four ''Romantic Pieces'', Op. 75, B. 150, (), for violin and piano in January 1887. These four pieces are arranged from his previous composition, a trio for two violins and viola, known as ''Miniatures'', Op. 75a, B. 149 (). Background The composer's family was living in that time in Prague 2, at 564 Žitná Street, in the same house as Dvořák's mother-in-law. There is a bust of Dvořák at 564 Žitná Street with his name inscribed beneath it. The bust of Antonín Dvořák was created by Czech sculptor Ladislav Šaloun between 1904 and 1905. This marble bust is part of the permanent exhibition at the National Gallery in Prague's Veletržní palác (Trade Fair Palace). His mother-in-law hired out a room to a young chemistry student, Josef Kruis. Kruis was also an amateur violinist who studied the violin with Jan Pelikán, a member of the orchestra of the National Theatre in Prague. They often played violin duets to ...
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