The MoldauFree Classical Piano MusicThe Moldau by Smetana (Die Moldau)is one of the most beautiful musical themes ever written. This free classical piano music is arranged for intermediate-level students, or highly motivated 2nd or 3rd year students. Pianists need to be able to easily reach an octave with the left hand.
If you are interested in a much longer and fuller arrangement, this beautiful two-page version of The Moldau presents a real challenge.
The composition describes the course of the Vltava, starting from the two small springs, the Cold and Warm Vltava, to the unification of both streams into a single current, the course of the Vltava through woods and meadows, through landscapes where a farmer's wedding is celebrated, the round dance of the mermaids in the night's moonshine: on the nearby rocks loom proud castles, palaces and ruins aloft. The Vltava swirls into the St. John's Rapids; then it widens and flows toward Prague, past the Vyšehrad, and then majestically vanishes into the distance, ending at the Labe (or Elbe, in German)." Julius H.Jacobson and Kevin Kline (2002), The classical music experience: discover the music of the world's greatest composers. New York: Sourcebooks, p. 122.
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