Špalíček (ballet)  Špalíček ("The Chap-Book" or "The Czech Year") is a 1932 three-act ballet composed by Bohuslav Martinů (H. 214). It premiered in 1933 in Prague with the subtitle "Ballet from folk games, customs, and fairytales - Ballet-revue". The material is inspired by tales and poems by Karel Jaromír Erben. The ballet makes use of Bohemian/Moravian folk music with Martinů's characteristic scoring.