Bohuslav Martinů Čtyři písně na slova české lidové poezie Sheet Music

Four Songs on Czech Folk Poetry — A Rediscovered Vocal Cycle

Čtyři písně na slova české lidové poezie is a vocal music publication presenting four songs for voice and piano by Bohuslav Martinů, composed in 1940 during the composer's flight from Nazi-occupied Europe and rediscovered in 1996 by editor Aleš Březina in southern France. The cycle sits stylistically alongside Martinů's other song collections from the early 1940s, including the Nový Špalíček (1942). The four songs — Koníčky na ouhoře, Ztracený pantoflíček, Píseň nábožná, and Pozvání — are scored for mezzo-soprano or baritone with piano, with trilingual texts.

Edition Details

Published by Bärenreiter Praha as catalogue item H 7809, this 14-page booklet (31.0 × 23.5 cm, 103 g) is a saddle-stitched vocal score ideal for singers exploring Martinů's folk-inspired song repertoire.