General information
Title CZKdysi
Title ENOnce upon a Time
Title DEEhemals
CategoryVocal Music
SubcategoryWorks for Solo Voice and Piano
Halbreich number69
Author of lyrics/libretto Grossmannová-Brodská, Ludmila
InstrumentsV Pf
Origin
Place of compositionPolička
Year of origin1912
Initiation of composition1912
Completion of composition03.09.1912
First performance
Autograph deposition
Note on the autograph depostitionAutograph missing.
Draft held by the Czech Museum of Music in Prague.
Copyright
CopyrightCopyright free
Sources
References Related writings
Documents in the Library
About the composition

At the turn of August and September 1912, Martinů set two poems by Ludmila Grossmann-Brodská (1859–1935) in Polička, which are linked by the theme of unfulfilled love. The songs Abandoned Sweetheart (Opuštěná milá, H 67) and Once upon a Time (Kdysi, H 69) were written in the space of less than two weeks in Polička. A recording of Once upon a Time was first released by Naxos in 2014 (Martinů: Songs, Vol. 2 – The Months; Jana Wallingerová, Giorgio Koukl).

Jana Burdová, 2024

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