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| life in his home town of ], but it was during his visit to the | life in his home town of ], but it was during his visit to the | ||
| ] that he wrote his most popular work, his ninth | ] that he wrote his most popular work, his ninth | ||
| ] '']''. In this work he described landscapes |
] '']''. In this work he described landscapes that he had seen while visiting the USA. | ||
| It is a common legend |
It is a common legend that Dvorak should have used elements from American music like ]s and ] in that symphony. However, this is not the case, as Dvorak never claimed to have done so, and there is no similarity between the symphony and such elements. | ||
| Also while in the USA he heard a performance of a cello concerto by the composer Victor Herbert. He was so excited by the possibilities of the cello and orchestra combination displayed in this concerto that he wrote a cello concerto of his own. Since then the concerto he wrote has grown in popularity and today it is frequently performed. | Also while in the USA he heard a performance of a cello concerto by the composer Victor Herbert. He was so excited by the possibilities of the cello and orchestra combination displayed in this concerto that he wrote a cello concerto of his own. Since then the concerto he wrote has grown in popularity and today it is frequently performed. | ||
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Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) was a [[Czechoslovakia composer of classical music. He spent most of his life in his home town of Prague, but it was during his visit to the United States that he wrote his most popular work, his ninth symphony From the New World. In this work he described landscapes that he had seen while visiting the USA.
It is a common legend that Dvorak should have used elements from American music like Spirituals and Native American music in that symphony. However, this is not the case, as Dvorak never claimed to have done so, and there is no similarity between the symphony and such elements.
Also while in the USA he heard a performance of a cello concerto by the composer Victor Herbert. He was so excited by the possibilities of the cello and orchestra combination displayed in this concerto that he wrote a cello concerto of his own. Since then the concerto he wrote has grown in popularity and today it is frequently performed.