The Water Goblin, Op. 107

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The Water Goblin, Op. 107 is a symphonic poem by Antonín Dvořák inspired by a Czech folk ballad about a sinister water spirit.

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The Water Goblin, Op. 107 canonical 4

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instanceOf symphonic poem
associatedPlace Bohemia
basedOn Czech folk ballad
basedOnAuthor Karel Jaromír Erben
basedOnWork Vodník (ballad)
linked to: Vodník
catalogNumber Op. 107
composer Antonín Dvořák
compositionYear 1896
countryOfOrigin Austria-Hungary
Czech lands
followedBy The Noon Witch, Op. 108
genre Romantic music
program music
hasInstrumentation brass
harp
percussion
strings
woodwinds
hasTheme conflict between human and supernatural worlds
inspiredBy Czech folklore
key E-flat major
languageOfTitle English
movementCount 1
narrativeSource Kytice (collection of ballads)
notableMotif leitmotif for the girl
leitmotif for the water goblin
opusNumber 107
orchestration full symphony orchestra
originalLanguage Czech
originalLanguageTitle Vodník
partOf Dvořák’s late symphonic poems
placeInCatalogue one of four late symphonic poems by Dvořák
precededBy Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"
premiereConductor Antonín Dvořák
publisher Simrock
relatedWork The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109
The Noon Witch, Op. 108
The Wild Dove, Op. 110
stylePeriod Romantic era
subject sinister water spirit
supernatural abduction
tragic folk tale
tempoCharacter dramatic and narrative
workTitle The Water Goblin

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Antonín Dvořák notableWork The Water Goblin, Op. 107
The Noon Witch, Op. 108 relatedWorkByComposer The Water Goblin, Op. 107
The Wild Dove, Op. 110 precededBy The Water Goblin, Op. 107