Má Vlast

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Má Vlast (My Country). Cycle of 6 symphonic poems by Smetana, comp. 1872–9. They are:
1. Vyšehrad (The High Citadel)
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2. Vltava (River Moldau)
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3. Šárka (leader of Bohem. Amazons)
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4. Z Českych Luhů a Hájů (From Bohemia's Meadows and Forests)
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5. Tabor (stronghold of the Hussites)
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6. Bláník (Valhalla of the Hussite heroes: a mountain in S. Bohemia)
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