1. Antonin Dvorak Life Story Music Appreciation Grade 12 th By: Rossi P. DiBenedetto

2. Born: September 8, 1841 Lived in Nelahozeves as a early child. Lived in Nelahozeves as a early child. Parents did not encourage his musical talent. Parents did not encourage his musical talent. Instead of learning instruments parents made him learn German Instead of learning instruments parents made him learn German

3. Early Life 1857: Age 16 went to the Prague Organ School 1857: Age 16 went to the Prague Organ School 1865: First Symphony, Unpublished until 1961 1865: First Symphony, Unpublished until 1961 1866: Principal Viola with the Prague National Theatre Orchestra 1866: Principal Viola with the Prague National Theatre Orchestra

4. First Opera 1870: First Opera named Alfred First performance came in 1938

5. Heirs of the White Mountain Choral work Choral work Made him enough money to enable him to concentrate on composing Made him enough money to enable him to concentrate on composing 1873 Marries Anna Cornakova 1873 Marries Anna Cornakova Which they had eight children Which they had eight children

6. Performances in England Very Popular in England First performances Slavonic Rhapsodies 7 th Humoresque “Songs My Mother Taught Me”

7. 1891-1892 1891: Cambridge and Prague Universities Honorary Doctorates Professor at the Prague Conservatouire 1892: Visited America for three years Director, National Conservatory of Music in New York Wrote famous Symphony 9 From the New World Symphony

8. New World Symphony Dvorak 9 Symphony Dvorak 9 Symphony Influence by visit to America Influence by visit to America Most famous work Most famous work In four movements In four movements

9. New World Symphony Was loved in America Was loved in America Described the most inventive and spontaneously musical of all national composers Described the most inventive and spontaneously musical of all national composers 9 Symphony made him stand along side of composer like Mozart, Haydn, and Schubert 9 Symphony made him stand along side of composer like Mozart, Haydn, and Schubert

10. Notes on New World Symphony Premiere was in 1893 in New York Premiere was in 1893 in New York Melodies were formed from negro melodies of America Melodies were formed from negro melodies of America Also had a hint of Indian melodies Also had a hint of Indian melodies Listeners have heard fragments of “Swing Low Sweet Chariots” and “Yankee Doodle” Listeners have heard fragments of “Swing Low Sweet Chariots” and “Yankee Doodle”

11. What’s American about the New World Symphony? Cakewalk rhythms Cakewalk rhythms Primitive instrumental colors Primitive instrumental colors Folkish melodies Folkish melodies Native Style Native Style

12. Autumn by the Hudson River by Jasper Cropsey. Said to be what inspired Dvorak of what the new world look like.

13. Return back to Prague after visit to America Wrote Rusalka his most famous opera Then elected to Austro-Hungarian Senate

14. Antonin Dvorak Dies in Prague, May 1 st Dies in Prague, May 1 st Lived 67 years Lived 67 years