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Bedřich Smetana: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born March 2, 1824 • Bohemia
Died May 12, 1884 (aged 60) • Prague • Czech Republic
Notable Works “Libuše” • “My Country” • “The Bartered Bride” • “The Moldau”
Movement / Style Romanticism • nationalistic music • Bohemia • Czech

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