polka "for prague students"
| OPUS NUMBER | 53/A/1 |
| BURGHAUSER CATALOGUE NUMBER | 114 |
| COMPOSED | 14 December 1880 |
| PREMIERE - DATE AND PLACE | 6 January 1881, Prague |
| PREMIERE - PERFORMER(S) | 36th Infantry Regiment Orchestra, conductor F. Sommer |
| FIRST EDITION | Statni hudebni vydavatelstvi, 1961, Prague |
| MAIN KEY | B flat major |
| INSTRUMENTATION | 1 piccolo, 1 flute, 2 clarinets, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 1 trombone, timpani, triangle, violins, violas, cellos, double basses |
| DURATION | approx. 2 min. 30 sec. |
| This is an occasional dance piece commissioned by the Academic Readers’ Association for a ball at Zofin. The dedication at the top of the score reads: “Dedicated to Prague students by Ant. Dvorak” (see fig.). |  score of the Polka |