RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Šálek, Cyril
T1 The Lullaby Scene in Smetana's Opera Hubička [The Kiss]
JF Musicologica Olomucensia
YR 2018
VO 27
IS 1
SP 104
OP 109
DO 10.5507/mo.2018.008
UL https://musicologica.upol.cz/artkey/mus-201801-0008.php
AB An analysis of one particular scene from the opera Hubička verifies the validity (or merit) of the statement by Gustav Mahler, who compared the compositional masterpiece in the first act of Hubička to the first act of Wagner's Die Walküre [The Valkyrie]. The scene in which Vendulka puts the baby to sleep is embedded in the context of Smetana's other operas, where simple song forms are employed. Although Smetana used very simple musical acts connected to folklore, he managed to incorporate them in elaborate structures: in the case of the analysed scene, it is a two-part aria in the Italian bel-canto opera style.