DvořákFirst biography of famous Czech composer in more than a decade. Author sets the scene for Dvorak "American" music, composed after his return from the US, the context of his most famous work, the Ninth Symphony From the New World |
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music | 1 |
Storm and Stress 18591873 | 19 |
Brahms and the Slavonic Period 18771884 | 41 |
Copyright | |
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