September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
Born in Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) during the rise of Romanticism, Antonín Dvořák pursued a music career despite the objections of his innkeeper father. He developed a keen interest in musical nationalism from fellow composer Smetana, whom he met while studying in Prague. Along with Smetana, Dvořák helped develop a national sound for his homeland, masterfully blending elements of Bohemian and Slavic folk music with the traditional German forms espoused by Brahms and Mendelssohn.1
Ironically, Dvořák’s most famous work carries folk influences of another kind. ...
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