The Music of The Czech Republic

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The Music of The Czech Republic
Now playing.Czech National Anthem
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History

• The Musical History of the Czech Republic dates
  back to Gregorian chant.
  
• The music flows through historical events such as
  The Thirty Years War and World War II.
  
• The musical genres go from Opera to Contemporary.

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The music of the Czech Republic is heard around
the world

• Click on a flag to hear about how Czech Music has
  influenced music around the world

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What does man walking on the moon have to do with
music and the Czech Republic?
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The composer of the music played

• the first steps of man on the moon were
  accompanied by the music of Czech composer
  Antonin Dvorak.

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Have you ever heard of the polka?

• The most popular form of Czech folk musicthe
  polkaswept Europe in the 19th century and
  influenced music in Mexico.

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Polka! Polka! Polka!

• Polka, which originated from Bohemia, has also
  had a significant influence on norteño

At the turn of the 20th century, Bohemian
immigrants flowed into Sinaloa, Mexico to farm
the land and mine coal. Along with them, they br
ought the accordion and the polka beat. Soon, lo
cal bands adopted these elements, and a
unique style gradually resulted from a blend with
the original Mexican mariachi and ranchera style
s. This new style soon became a unique norteño
genre, thus named because it was founded north o
f the Mexican border.
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Japan

• Almost to the extent of the Japanese, Czechs have
  a very strong affinity for music. Masterpieces of
  Czech classical music - from the likes of Leo
  Janácek and Bedrich Smetana - are very well-known
  and popular the world over.

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The World.

Prague Spring International Music Festival
Prague Spring has become one of the most
prestigious classical music festivals in Europe,
presenting exceptional artists, orchestras and
chamber music ensembles of international acclaim
. Every year the festival is traditionally open
ed and closed by the Prague Symphony Orchestra.
The festival also remembers important anniversar
ies in the music world by including works by the
composers concerned.
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Resources

• Czech Republic music project website
• www.music.ucsb.edu/projects/csms
• Czech Republic- Official Website
• www.czech.cz/
• Radio Prague
• www.radio.cz/en/
• Wikipedia-the worlds free encyclopedia
• www.wikipedia.com