Nearly fifteen thousand songs from all regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia are now freely available through a new online library called Písňovna.cz.

Making music is to Czechs what barbecueing is to Americans, a means of coming together. This week a traditional Czech folk ensemble is performing throughout Pittsburgh and tapping into the region’s ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Antonin Dvorak and Leos Janacek were both Czech composers, but that's where the similarity ended at Saturday (2/27) evening's Orchestra Iowa Chamber concert. Violinists Eric Kline and ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The article provides an in-depth functional analysis of Czech folk music from the 1960s to the 1980s from the viewpoint of the sociology of ...

Houston Symphony's classical series begins with two visions of “The Heavenly Life.” Imbued with the rhythms of Czech folk music, Dvorák’s Te Deum evokes a rustic spirituality and features an ...

Jesse of Bored in Brno shares his impressions of the folk music festival he attended last week: “Overall, I give this festival the highest recommendation of any that I've been to so far.” Global ...

Czech traditions of polka music, dancing and food are among just a few of the things that will be part of the 45th annual Czechoslovak Harvest Festival in the tiny southeastern Gratiot County ...

Mention America’s musical hotspots and Spillville, Iowa, does not immediately come to mind. But mention Spillville to people in Czech Republic and you’re likely to be treated like a king. "My brother ...

PRINCE GEORGE — The community is invited to the10th Annual Virginia Czech and Slovak Folklife Festival at the Prince George County Regional Heritage Center. The free event is on Saturday, October 19 ...

Did you know that every decade, places all over the world celebrate the music of Czechia for an entire year? This tradition started exactly 100 years ago for the 100th birthday of Bedřich Smetana, and ...

Instead of quoting actual folk tunes, composer Antonín Dvořák created original melodies in authentic Czech folk style for his Piano Quintet No. 2. The result is charmingly tuneful and often cited ...