Humoresques (Dvořák)

Background

Dvořák began work on the cycle shortly after his arrival in America, and completed it in 1894 during a summer stay at his residence in Vysoká. Originally contributed the work deriving from his cycle Scottish dances from 1877 the title New Scottish Dances, which is also a reference to the source of inspiration of the composer are: Dvořák was originally inspired by the folk music of the Scottish immigrants in the United States, but the further development of work prompted him to rename the piano pieces in Humoresken. Although the name suggests, the pieces are humorous and cheerful, so they stand out but also melancholic passages from that give the composition a great contrast wealth. Were first laid the scores of Fritz Simrock in Autumn 1894.

Construction

The cycle consists of the eight pieces:

The total length of the cycle is about 23 minutes.

Humoresque No. 7 poco lento e grazioso

The Humoresque No. 7 is probably the most famous piano piece Antonín Dvořák and as such is a common template for Popular Classic. A characteristic feature of the composition is the sudden change of mood in the middle part, as it is also characteristic of the resultant in the same period Symphony From the New World. The seventh Humoresque is the melody basis for a number of popular songs, in particular also for the set to music, among others, Richard Tauber and Fritz Wunderlich A small piece Frühlingsweise with text by Hans J. Lengsfelder.