The Slavonic Dances are a series of 16 orchestral
pieces composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as
Op. 46 and Op. 72. The Slavonic Dances
were inspired by Johannes Brahms's own Hungarian Dances, are lively and full of national character, were
well received at the time and today are considered among the composer's most
memorable works, occasionally making appearances in popular culture.