Dvorak in America: Finding a New Voice

From: Humanities | Date: November 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER Antonin Dvorak's death, students are discovering the story of the composer who changed classical music in America. With a new book and multimedia DVD-ROM, they will learn about Dvorak and how he was influenced by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha, African American spirituals, and other aspects of American culture he encountered during a trip to the United States.

"I'd like orchestras to think more like museums do-in terms of a broader intellectual and artistic and cultural purpose -rather than just cranking out concerts," says Joseph Horowitz, author of ...

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