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THE MUSIC OF BOHEMIA
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first, assaulting, with its characteristic hammering rhythm, like repeated blows of weapons; the second, deeply religious, expressing in its restrained but sweet melodic form absolute faith in the final victory of truth.

HUSSITE WAR SONG

FIRST HALF OF XV CENTURY


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\new Staff { 
  \clef treble
  \numericTimeSignature
  \time 3/2
  \relative c' {
  << \new Voice = "singer" { \stemUp
  <f a d>4^. <f a d>4^. <f a d>2^> <g b d>2^> |
  <e g c e>4 <f a c>4 <f a c>2 <e g c e>2\fermata |
  \time 2/2 <e a c e>4 <c e a c>4 <c e a c>4 <c e a c>4 |
  b'2 <c, e a>2\fermata |
  \time 3/2 <f a>4 <g c>4 <g c>2 <f a>2 |
  a4 f4 <d f>2 <c a'>2\fermata |
  \time 2/2 <d f a>4 <d f a d>4 <d f a d>4 <d f a d>4 |
  <d b' d>2 <e g c>2\fermata |
  f2 a4 b!4 |
  }
  \new Voice = "harmony" << { 
  s1. | s | \time 2/2 s1 |
  \stemDown <f a>4 \stemUp gis4 } \\
  { s1. | s | \time 2/2 s1 |
  s4 e8 d8 s2 | \time 3/2 s1. | d2 s1 | 
  \time 2/2 s1 | g4_( f) s2 | f f } >>
>> } }
\new Lyrics \lyricsto "singer" {
  \override Lyrics.LyricText.font-shape = #'italic
  War -- riors who for God are fight -- ing, and for His di --
  vine law. Pray that His help be vouch -- safed you;
  With trust un -- to Him draw; With Him you }
\new Staff { 
  \clef bass
  \numericTimeSignature
  \time 3/2
  \relative c' {
  << { 
  <a d d,>4^\f <a d d,>4 <a d d,>2 <b d g,>2 |
  <c g c,>4 <c a f>4 <c a f>2 <c g c,>2 |
  \time 2/2 << { <a e>2. <a e>4 | b2 } \\
    { a,2. b8( c) | <d a'>4( <e gis> ) ~ <a e a,>2 } >> |
  \time 3/2 <c f,>4^\p <c e,>4 <c e,>2 <c f,>2|
  <f, bes,>2 <f bes,>2^\> <f f,>2\! |
  \time 2/2 <d' d,>4.^\mf^\< <c c,>8 <b! b,!>4 <a a,>4 |
  <g g,>2\! <c g c,>\2 | 
  r4^\f << { f,4 ~ <f f,> } \\ { f } >> <a d,>4
  } >>
  }
}
>>