ANTONIN DVOŘÁK

 (1841-1904)

Czech Composer; 1866-1873 viola-player in Czech National Theatre Orchestra conducted by Smetana, who influenced him; 1874, became friend of Brahms.

Wrote cantata 'THE SPECTRE'S BRIDE' for use in England, which he visited 9 times (Mus.D., Cambridge, 1891).

Conservatory in New York, 1892-1895, composing the 'AMERICAN' string quartet and the Symphony No. 9 in
 E-minor ('FROM THE NEW   WORLD') at this time.

Until after the Second World War this was known as No. 5 and the previous four symphonies were numbered in a chronologically wrong order; in addition there are four earlier symphonies of his which remained unpublished at the composer's death and were not numbered. 

Wrote also 'SLAVONIC DANCES' and 'SLAVONIC RHAPSODIES' in a Czech 'national' style which also appears in but does not dominate, his other works.

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