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| − | '''Antonin Dvorak''' (Nelahozeves, Bohemia, 1841 - Praga, 1904) was a [[Czech]] [[composer]]. | + | '''Antonin Dvorak''' (Nelahozeves, Bohemia, 1841 - Praga, 1904) was a [[Czech]] [[composer]]. In 1892, he came to America and rest here until 1895. |
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| − | *Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, '''New World Symphony''', | + | *Symphony No. 9 in E minor, (1893), Op. 95, '''New World Symphony''', one of his most famous pieces. |
*Five symphonic poems, (1896 - 1897) | *Five symphonic poems, (1896 - 1897) | ||
*Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 53 | *Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 53 | ||
Revision as of 17:54, September 30, 2008
Antonin Dvorak (Nelahozeves, Bohemia, 1841 - Praga, 1904) was a Czech composer. In 1892, he came to America and rest here until 1895.
His works display the influences of folk music, mainly Czech (furiant and dumky dance traits, polka rhythms, immediate repetition of an initial bar) but also ones that might equally be seen as American. [1]
Some Works
- Symphonies No. 1 to 8
- Symphony No. 9 in E minor, (1893), Op. 95, New World Symphony, one of his most famous pieces.
- Five symphonic poems, (1896 - 1897)
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 53
- Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104
- Fourteen string quartets; (most popular: the 12th, The American, Op. 96)
- Rusalka, Op. 114, opera
See also
- Carlos Chavez
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Maurice Ravel
- Romantic period (music)
- Classical period (music)