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A Furiant is a rapid and fiery Bohemia
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A Furiant is a rapid and fiery Bohemia
Bohemia

History...
n dance
Dance

Dance is an art form that generally refers to Motion of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of Emotional expression, social social interaction or presented in a spirituality or performance setting....
 in 2/4 and 3/4 time
Time signature

The time signature is a notational convention used in Western culture musical notation to specify how many beat s are in each bar and what note value constitutes one beat....
, with frequently shifting accents
Accent (music)

In music, an accent is an emphasis placed on a particular note , either as a result of its context or specifically indicated by an accent mark....
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The stylised form of the dance was often used by Czech composers such as Antonin Dvorák
Antonín Dvorák

Anton?n Leopold Dvor?k was a Czechs composer of Romantic music, who employed the idioms and melodies of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia....
 in his Slavonic Dances and in his sixth symphony
Symphony No. 6 (Dvorák)

The Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, was composed by Anton?n Dvor?k in the very short period from 27 August to 15 October 1880, and first published as Symphony No....
, and by Bedrich Smetana
Bedrich Smetana

Bedrich Smetana was a Czechs composer, one of the most significant that his country has ever produced. He is best known for his symphonic poem The_Moldau#Vltava , the second in a cycle of six which he entitled M? vlast , and for his opera The Bartered Bride....
 in The Bartered Bride
The Bartered Bride

The Bartered Bride is the second opera, a comedy in three acts, by Bedrich Smetana. The Czech libretto was written by Karel Sabina, who had also written the libretto for Brandenburgers in Bohemia....
 and in Czech Dances.