Czech Romantic composer Antonín Leopold Dvořák was born in 1841 and died in 1904. His best known work is probably his ninth and last symphony, From the New World. His influences included Czech folk music, American pentatonic themes and flattened 7ths, and earlier musicians whom he admired.
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Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music at the Classical Music Archives. Over 150 complete files offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists. www.classicalarchives.com/bios/codm/dvorak.html
Biography showing early influences and his development of a personal style that traveled a course between conservative and radical includes a summary list of works. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=2766
Birth and death dates, portrait photograph, and two pictures each of his tomb in Prague and memorial bust in New York City from Find a Grave. www.findagrave.com/../..
Many piano, chamber and orchestra compositions in MIDI files (free downloadable with no download limits). Includes photograph and links from Kunst der Fuge. www.kunstderfuge.com/dvorak.htm
Filmography at IMDb with list of movies and television programs using or based on his music. Includes brief biography and summary of his works. us.imdb.com/name/nm0006053
Brief biography, analysis of his contribution to the genre, colorbar showing parts sung in each stanza, and recommended CDs. www.stabatmater.dds.nl/dvorak.html
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