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Antonin Dvorak
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- 1What are his dates?1841-1903
- 2Leading composer of what?Czech national music.
- 3Infused his _________ and _______ _____ with ___________________________.symphonies; chamber music; the spirit of Bohemian folk dance and song.
- 4He came from humble roots. His father was ____________________ in a small town near ______.poor innkeeper and butcher; Prague
- 5For years he earned a meager living by how?Playing in an orchestra under Smetana's direction.
- 6He also taught at ___________________.The Prague University
- 7He was an unknown composer until what happened? (After this fame became easy)He got the attention of the German master Johannes Brahms.
- 8In 1892 he went to _____ _____. He spent __ years as what?New York; 3; director of the National Conservatory of Music
- 9How much was his salary in NY? How much more was his NY salary compared to his Prague salary?$15,000. 20x more.
- 10Dvorak learned about the _________ _______ by spending _______ ________ with ______.American "heartland"; a summer in Iowa; colony of Czechs
- 11Encouraged _________ composers to write ____________.American; nationalistic music
- 12He took interest in what two kinds of American music?Native American melodies and African American spirituals.
- 13In _______ he rejoined _______ ___________, becoming ______ __ years later.1895; Prague Conservatory; director; 6
- 14What is his most famous piece? When was it composed?Symphony No. 9 in E Minor from the New World. 1893 during his visit to the U.S. from 1892-1895.
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- 10th grade Music Flashcards on Antonin Dvorak, created by Alexis Medina on 16/02/2017.
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