Antonín Dvořák: Quick Facts


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Also Known As Antonín Leopold Dvořák
Born September 8, 1841 • Austria
Died May 1, 1904 (aged 62) • Prague • Czech Republic
Notable Works cantata • “American Quartet” • “Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104” • “Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55” • “Moravian Duets” • “New World Symphony” • “Slavonic Dances” • “Stabat Mater” • “Symphony No. 7 in D Minor”
Movement / Style Romanticism • nationalistic music

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