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Antonín Leopold Dvořák (September 8, 1841, Nelahozeves – May 1, 1904, Prague) was a Czech composer of romantic music, who employed the idioms and melodies of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. His works include operas, symphonic, choral and chamber music. His best-known works include his symphonic works (above all “New World Symphony”), Slavonic Dances, String Quartets, Concertos for cello (Concerto in B minor) and violin, oratorial compositions Requiem, Stabat Mater and Te Deum.

Dvořák was born on 8th September 1841 in Nelahozeves near Prague, where he spent most of his life. He studied music in Prague’s only Organ School at the end of the 1850s, and slowly developed himself as an accomplished violinist and violist. Throughout the 1860s he played viola in the Bohemian Provisional Theater Orchestra, which was from 1866 conducted by Bedřich Smetana. The need to supplement his income by teaching left Dvořák with limited free time, and in 1871 he gave up the orchestra in order to compose. He fell in love with one of his pupils and wrote a song cycle, Cypress Trees, expressing his anguish at her marriage to another man. However, he soon overcame his despondency, and in 1873 married her sister, Anna Čermáková.

In 1891 he wrote famous Requiem Mass, similarly as Stabat Mater and Te Deum his major sacred work. Composition is a reflexion of generally alarming questions of human beeing. The opus shows much of the tonal colour, original instrumentation, impressivness and purity of composer´s mature work.

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MiserysSurtr wrote:
last month

A kind of genius, that impresses me and the music I am writing. Atmospheric and epic.

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crowism wrote:
last month

near

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Vencis-ak wrote:
last month

his music is simply a picture of Bohemia, the whole nation, traditions.. as if ihe was still a boy played with friends (full of emotions) and it does not matter if he was in Bohemia or New York.... a navíc dámy a pánové, je fajn si uvědomit, jak je čeština krásná a to trapné Humoresque ztrácí kouzlo, ztrácí rytmus, hravost a jedinečnost Humoresky ;)

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SeatigerJr wrote:
last month

There's not much by him which is not catchy. Not many composers had the ability to do that.

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hailmarduk666 wrote:
December 2009

This guy is the most amazing composer of all time! Ludwig van, eat your heart out!

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mecha51 wrote:
December 2009

Listening to 9th this morning. Fourth track comes on and I'm like "Damn, that sounds a lot like the music from Jaws. The bit they played whenever the shark was in hunting mode." So I Google "Dvorak Jaws" and lo & behold: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(soundtrack). Too funny!! I had no idea.

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jasonz88 wrote:
December 2009

The Slavonic Dances will forever make me think of Civ IV

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Quispiam wrote:
November 2009

9th symphony <3

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kuladeandahalf wrote:
November 2009

OMG I LOVE YOUR KEYBOARD, BRO!

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Kimaali wrote:
November 2009

Great 8th symphony !

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gearshifter wrote:
November 2009

Love his 7th symphony.

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ggi27ty3555 wrote:
November 2009

Гениально!

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yu00 wrote:
November 2009

His Tone Poems by Rattle are simply outstanding

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Hydette wrote:
November 2009

Humoresque é linda.

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courgol wrote:
November 2009

dito... symphony no.9 in e minor ^^ wow

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MaidenSlayer wrote:
November 2009

Symphony No. 9 in E minor <3

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MaidenSlayer wrote:
November 2009

Feels good to be Slavic.

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nsimonchuk wrote:
October 2009

respect

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ramblebramble wrote:
October 2009

Symphonic poems = Yes

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Zmajo wrote:
October 2009

this guy is a man :)

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