FOUR FOLKSONGS has settings by Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher, Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) based on Moravian Czech folk texts, which were his first choral works. Czech pronunciation guide and English translations are included. TTBB a Cappella Choir. Duration: 8:00

“Orání” (“Plowing”)

“Což ta naše bříza” (“What about that Birch Tree of Ours”)

“Vínek” (“Wreath”)

“Peřina” (“Feather Quilt”)

NOTE:

This set of four songs for Male Choir utilizes Moravian Czech dialectial poetry except for the second one written by Eliška Krásnohorská. This represents Leoš Janáček’s first attempt at writing for Male Chorus. The other three pieces were written in 1893. 

Czech pronunciation of “Four Folksongs” CD is available directly from the publisher for $5.00