My motherland is a set of symphonic poems with six movements. The first movement is Visegrad. Visegrad is an ancient castle, and its name symbolizes the glory of the ancient Czech country and the victory of knights. Bedrich Smetana used the name of this castle as the name of music, which is symbolic. The second movement is "Volta River", which is the largest river flowing through the Czech Republic, and it has become a witness to the heroic history of the motherland. The third movement is Shaka, the theme of which is based on the legend of ancient Shaka and her female soldiers. Ska is a brave and wise heroine in Czech folk epic. The fourth movement is Czech Fields and Forests. In this piece of music, the composer used music to describe his imaginary Czech land-Yuan Ye forest and the inner emotional experience caused by it. The fifth movement "Tapol City" is a tribute to the soldiers of the Hus Movement, and 14 and 15 century Czech religious reform. They took the city of Tabor as their stronghold against the Pope and the German emperor, which will always be a symbol of the unyielding will of the Czech nation. The last movement, Keshan in Polani, tells a legendary story. The author uses music to point out that Hus's heroes are not really dead. They were buried in Mount Boranic, which was divided for them. Once the motherland needs it, they will immediately get up and continue fighting.
The most representative of this symphony suite is volta river. Before this piece of music, Bedrich Smetana made a brief explanation: "The Volta River has two sources-two streams that flow through the forest where the cold wind is howling, one is cool and the other is mild. Two streams merged into a torrent, rushing to pebbles, reflecting the brilliant sunshine. It swims in the forest, listens to the echo of the hunting horn, crosses the fields and enjoys rich harvest. The sound of a happy country wedding reached the shore. In the moonlight, the water fairy sings charming songs and plays on the waves. On the cliff near the wilderness, the ruins of the ancient city with memories of its past glory and meritorious deeds are listening to its waves. The Volta River rushes out from the rapids of Ann Canyon in Svitij, slapping the cliffs on the shore, stirring up waves and rumbling. Then, near the beautiful Prague, its river is wider and choppy, flowing through the ancient Visegrad, where it shows all its magnificence and solemnity. Volta continued to roll forward and finally disappeared into the distance. "
In the introduction of music, two different flowing sounds, flute and clarinet, vividly reproduce the gurgling mountain spring at the source of Volta River at dawn. The clear plucking sound of the violin and the clear overtone of the harp appear from time to time, just like the splash from a clear spring, flashing a little Yin Hui. String instruments play a wide range of lyrical basic themes. This theme is full of charming poetry and has the characteristics of epic singing, which shows that the river churns, runs and moves forward in the ravine at noon, and expresses the author's infinite love for the Volta River. The cheerful rhythm gradually disappeared in the distance, the echo of dance music gradually dissipated, and the music gradually weakened. In the quiet and soft sound of woodwind instruments, the night slowly falls. Music is full of mysterious fantasy, and the beautiful, moving and illusory theme is played slowly in the high-pitched area by the silent violin. This is a group of beautiful water fairies dancing in the silver moonlight. Flute and clarinet kept playing flowing patterns, the dim moonlight poured down and the Volta River flowed quietly.
Finally, the surging river reflected the rising sun and rushed out of the danger, and the scenery suddenly became clear. Volta river has become magnificent and full of vitality. The basic theme of major is played by the band, which is wider, more charming and full of joy. Finally, the violin played an undulating melody, just like the river flowing leisurely to the sky and far away, as if the general's complacency often made the dance steps wrong. The strength of the whole piece of music is biased, suggesting that the dance steps are like drilling, and the earth shakes; The ending chord is tough and refreshing, which is the general's most emotional sense of humor.
Bedrich Smetana is a composer with a strong patriotism, which is evident in his music. His works are permeated with the spirit of striving for national independence. He has been engaged in active creation and social activities all his life, and devoted himself to arousing the national consciousness of Chinese people through music. Many of his operas and symphonic poems are based on the stories and legends of national heroes who resisted foreign rulers in Bohemian history and religious wars, or depict the field scenery and natural beauty of the motherland. With a strong love for the motherland, he wrote this magnificent and poetic work, and personally wrote prose-style inscriptions for them. It took the composer five years to complete this masterpiece from 1874 to 1879, and each part was completed and performed one by one. Unfortunately, when all the works are finished, the composer can't hear any sound because of his ear disease, but Bedrich Smetana's heart has been left to the world with his music, and he and his music will be remembered by us forever.