The first series of Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, was originally written for four-hand piano. It emerged over a very short time, between 18 March and 7 May 1878.<br> 
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That same year the composer arranged the dances for large symphony orchestra. In these pieces Dvorak (1841-1904) idealises and stylises distinctive Czech dance types, both from a formal and ideological point of view. He only used the rhythm from these models as the most spontaneous and characteristic element from each dance.<br> 
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This title is published in an arrangement for two-hand piano by Karel Solc.
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