Statue of Antonin Dvorak - Prague, Czech Republic
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Statue of Antonin Dvorak - Prague
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Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/26/2017
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Antonín Leopold Dvorák (September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a Czech composer.
Following the nationalist example of Bedrich Smetana, Dvorák frequently employed features of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia (then parts of the Austrian Empire and now constituting the Czech Republic).
After the premiere of his cantata Stabat Mater (1880), Dvorák visited the United Kingdom and became popular there; his Seventh Symphony was written for London. After a brief conducting stint in Russia in 1890, Dvorák was appointed as a professor at the Prague Conservatory in 1891. In 1892, Dvorák moved to the United States and became the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America in New York City, where he also composed. However, a salary dispute, along with increasing recognition in Europe and an onset of homesickness made him decide to return to Bohemia.
Among Dvorák's best known works are his New World Symphony, the "American" String Quartet, the opera Rusalka and his Cello Concerto in B minor.
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