Dvorak Antonin Leopold Dvo-ak

Antonin Dvorak lived from September 8, 1841 to May 1, 1904. He attended Prague organ school 1857-59; was a violinist and viola player in National Opera Orchestra of Prague, 1862-71; wrote his first symphony in 1865; married in November, 1873; organist at St. Adalbert's Prague, 1874; professor of composition at Prague conservatory n 1891 and director, 1901-1904; director of National Conservatory of Music, New York City, 1892-95 (Brennan, 1999).

Dvorak was born in Nelahozeves, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) about 45 miles north of Prague. Dvorak spent much of his adult life in Prague, but lived in New York for three years as well, spending his summers in Iowa and visiting Chicago to conduct an orchestra there on Czech Day. Dvorak also traveled to London frequently to debut new works (Brennan, 1999).

Dvorak was initially taught by Josef Spitz, then by Josef Tornan and Antonin Liehmann, before attending Prague's Organ School at age 16 (Green, 2011).

4. Dvorak played violin, organ, piano, and viola (Green, 2011).

5. Dvorak is considered the greatest composer that the Czech nation ever produced. His most significant legacy to musical history was "the way in which he infused his work with melodies and elements from Bohemian folk tunes, Gypsy rhythms, and even African-American spirituals" (Brennan, 1999).

6. Dvorak was a romantic, whose style combined Czech and American folk influences with pronounced Germanic elements,...

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8. Dvorak was a staunch nationalist and wrote operas based on Czech lore (Brennan, 1999).

9. Dvorak was the oldest of eight children (Estrella, 2011). Dvorak fell in love with one of his students, the actress Josefina Cermakova, but subsequently married her younger sister Anna ("Antonin Dvorak," n.d.). Dvorak became the first musician ever to be named to the Austrian House of Lords (Brennan, 1999). In addition to music, Dvorak had two other passions in life: locomotive engines and the breeding of pigeons (Antonin Dvorak, 2011).

10. Dvorak was close friends with Johannes Brahms, who gave him technical advice and also found Dvorak an influential publisher, Fritz Simrock. Dvorak's friend Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky arranged two concerts for Dvorak in Moscow. (Antonin Dvo-ak, 2011b).

11. Dvorak was quite prolific, writing symphonies, string quartets, operas, songs and piano music (Estrella, 2011). Dvorak is primarily known for his orchestral and chamber compositions. His works include concertos for piano, violin, and cello, serenades, tome poems, piano quartets and quintets, and sacred music (Antonin Dvo-ak, 2011b).

12. In 1862 Dvorak began playing in a small orchestra which evolved into the Provisional Theatre Orchestra. During the 1960s, Dvorak played in cafes and theatres, as well as taught music privately. In 1873 Dvorak took a post as the…