Bohuslav Martinů's Špalíček (H. 214), completed in 1932 and subtitled "Ballet from folk games, customs, and fairytales—Ballet-revue", premiered at Prague's National Theatre in 1933. Its title (The Chapbook or The Little Block) refers to eighteenth-century Bohemian folk-song books sold at fairs.
Bohuslav Martinů's Špalíček (H. 214), completed in 1932 and subtitled "Ballet from folk games, customs, and fairytales—Ballet-revue", premiered at Prague's National Theatre in 1933. Its title (The Chapbook or The Little Block) refers to eighteenth-century Bohemian folk-song books sold at fairs.
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