Editing Má vlast (section)

{{short description|Set of symphonic poems composed by Bedřich Smetana}}
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{{Infobox musical composition
| name              = {{lang|cs|Má vlast}}
| type              = [[Symphonic poem]]s
| composer          = [[Bedřich Smetana]]
| image             = Smetana LCCN2014716851 (cropped).jpg
| image_upright     = 
| image_caption     = Smetana, before 1880
| opus              = 
| period            = [[Romantic music|Romantic]]
| movements         = 6
| composed          = {{Start date|1874}}–79
| premiere_date     = {{Start date|1882|11|05|df=y}}
| premiere_location = [[Žofín Palace]], Prague
}}
{{Italic title}}
'''{{lang|cs|Má vlast}}''' ({{IPA|cs|maː vlast}}), also known as '''''My Fatherland''''',{{refn|group=n|Though usually referred to as ''Má vlast'', common translations include ''My Fatherland'',<ref name="Grove"/> ''My Country'',<ref name=Baerenreiter>{{Cite book|last=Bartoš|first=František|url=https://www.baerenreiter.com/en/shop/product/details/TP557/|title=Smetana. Má vlast (My Country)|publisher=[[Bärenreiter]]|ismn=9790260106000}}</ref> and ''My Homeland''.<ref name=Decca>{{Cite book|last=Holloway|first=Amanda|title=Booklet to Decca recording 4833187|publisher=[[Decca Records]]|year=2018|pages=3}}</ref>}} is a set of six [[symphonic poem]]s composed between 1874 and 1879 by the Czech composer [[Bedřich Smetana]]. The six pieces, conceived as individual works, are often presented and recorded as a single work in six movements. They premiered separately between 1875 and 1880. The complete set premiered on 5 November 1882 in [[Žofín Palace]], Prague,<ref name=zofin>[http://www.zofin.cz/en/palac-zofin/ Žofín Palace] Official site of Žofín Palace, accessed 7 December 2016.</ref> under [[Adolf Čech]].

''Má vlast'' combines the [[Symphonic poem|symphonic poem form]], pioneered by [[Franz Liszt]], with the ideals of nationalistic music of the late nineteenth century. Each poem depicts an aspect of [[Bohemia]]'s countryside, history, or legends.

The works have opened the [[Prague Spring International Music Festival]], on the 12 May anniversary of the death of their composer, since 1952.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.radio.cz/prague-spring-festival-builds-its-tradition-great-music-8099369|title=The Prague Spring Festival builds on its tradition of great music|date=27 May 2005|publisher=Radio Prague International|access-date=27 January 2024}}</ref>