Comprising both interpretive essays and a selection of documents that bear testimony to Dvorak's career and musical works, this volume addresses fundamental questions about the composer while presenting an argument for a radical reappraisal of his work.
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The image of the composer Antonin Dvork as a Czech visionary who ventured into the exotic cultural habitat of nineteenth century America is brilliantly portrayed.... The five critical essays which make up the first part of the book create a multifaceted portrait of the composer within the musical vanguard of Prague and New York. -- Slavic Review
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New York, Antonin Dvofák, United States, National Conservatory, The Jacobin, Antonin Dvorák, Henry Krehbiel, Moravian Duets, Provisional Theater, Philharmonic Society, Johannes Brahms, The Bartered Bride, Otakar Sourek, Anton Seidl, The Stubborn Lovers, Cello Concerto, National Theater, Anton Dvofák, Michael Beckerman, Musical Courier, Organ School, Victor Herbert, Eduard Hanslick, Hans von Billow, Jarmil Burghauser New!
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- Prince Valiant, Vol. 12: The New World by Harold Foster on page 96, page 99, and page 183
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- Comparative Studies of Culture and Power, Volume 21 (Comparative Social Research) by ENGELSTAD on page 198
- Twin Tracks : The Unexpected Origins of the Modern World by James Burke in Back Matter
- New Worlds of Dvorak: Searching in America for the Composer's Inner Life by Michael B. Beckerman in Back Matter
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