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  DVORAK ~ NOTES Page ~ aMUSIClassical Directory
It was inspired by the death of Dvorak's mother and he admitted to being influenced by Brahms third symphony.
Dvorak came to the USA in 1892 to work for patroness Jeanette Thurber as director of her conservatory of music in NYC.
The Dvorak Sonatina in G major for violin and piano was written in the USA while he was director of the National Cnservatory of Music in NYC.
www.angelfire.com /biz/musiclassical/dvorak.html   (891 words)

  
 Antonin Dvorak biography - 8notes.com
Antonin Dvorak: Song to the Moon from Rusalka Composed by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), edited by Roger Nichols.
100 - Piano / Violin Composed by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), arranged by Rok Klopcic.
Dvorak, Rimsky-Korsakov and More - Volume V (Violin) (Complete Violin I and II Parts to 64 Orchestral Masterworks on CD-ROM) For violin I and violin II.
www.8notes.com /biographies/dvorak.asp   (1478 words)

  
 Dvorak Violin Concerto - A Good-Music-Guide Review
While Dvorak did make some revisions, he was insulted by Joachim's comments and finally refused to let him perfom it at its premier.
Her performance (on a 1714 Antonio Stradivarius violin) is sweet-toned and lyrical during the slow movements, and brilliantly crisp for the furiant finale, beautifully complemented by Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Orchestra.
Sarasate was a virtuoso violinist, and his compositions were written to show off his talents.
www.good-music-guide.com /reviews/038_dvorak.htm   (549 words)

  
 Antonin Dvořák - Uncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
He is also known for attempting to recreate the modern piano, placing what he considered to be the most commonly used notes in the "Home Octave" as he called it.
The Dvorak piano is rarely used and slightly overcomplicated to build, but it is capable of playing a Philip Glass piece at normal speed, where a QWERTY Piano is not.
Dvorak's Piano also had a revolutionary "space key" which would be used to play the rest notes on sheet music.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Dvorak   (431 words)

  
 INKPOT#102 DVORAK Symphonies Nos.6 & 8. Vienna PO/Chung (DG)
Of all Johannes Brahms's friendships, his relationship with Antonin Dvorak was uniquely placid, lasting without a rift until Brahms's death in 1897.
He recommended Dvorak's compositions to his publisher, Fritz Simrock, to the violinist Joseph Joachim and to several established European conductors.
For all this work's charm, Dvorak really did not hit his stride until his next symphony, and there are several places that can seem superfluous if taken at too slack a pace.
inkpot.com /classical/dvorak68chung.html   (806 words)

  
 ARTSEDGE: Dvorak in America
Distribute the Dvorak Biography Worksheet and maps of the world and the United States.
Introduce the idea that in America he wrote compositions in four different musical forms: a symphony, a cantata, string quartets, and a concerto.
Hand out the Student Vocabulary List, which students are to use to complete the worksheet.
artsedge.kennedy-center.org /content/2321   (1157 words)

  
 Bohemian composers
Of his surviving compositions, his trio sonatas in particular have a grandeur and contrapuntal mastery which can only be compared to Zelenka's friend and colleague, Johann Sebastian Bach.
And finally, there was the piano virtuoso and composer Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812), whose compositions represent a conceptual bridge of sorts, between the method of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and that of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Although as a pianist he was a famed interpreter of Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin and Schumann, it is true that some of Smetana's compositions suffered the pernicious influence of his friend Franz Liszt, founder of the so-called "neo-romantic" school.
members.aol.com /abelard2/bohemia.htm   (2323 words)

  
 Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) : Library of Congress Citations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Title: Antonin Dvorak, his achievement, by Gerald Abraham [and others] Published: Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press [1970] Description: 297 p.
Compositions for violin and piano Notes: Compositions for violin and piano [SR] p1973.
Bagatelles, violins (2), viola, B. Dvorak, Antonin, 1841-1904.
www.mala.bc.ca /~Mcneil/cit/citlcdvorak.htm   (1289 words)

  
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They are listed for the benefit of readers who are interested in knowing what reference materials LC music catalogers regularly use.
Thus there is no direct connection between the list of New Thematic Catalogs and the New Reference Works as published in the Music Cataloging Bulletin.
String quartets are listed according to the serial and opus numbers given in Thompson's International cyclopedia of music and musicians.
library.music.indiana.edu /tech_s/mla/themlist.96   (1767 words)

  
 Dvorák Year
Most notable among Dvorák's piano works are his compositions for two pianos, where we hear the shared pleasure of music for four hands.
His solo piano compositions are completely different--intimate, and far from the virtuoso prodigies of Liszt.
His last choral work, the Te Deum of 1892, was written expressly to mark his arrival in America, and is probably his most innovative composition for voice.
www.scena.org /lsm/sm9-10/dvorak_year.htm   (938 words)

  
 WCPE - Composer Biographies
Although the compositions may be short in length, they are full of the passion and feeling which typifies the Romantic era.
He could also be inspired by art, such as the paintings of Goya: these served as the foundation for one of his masterpieces, "Goyescas." "Goyescas" achieved such fame that a libretto was written and, with Granados' music, "Goyescas" became an opera which debuted on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
His most famous music compositions are Symphonies 3 (Scottish), 4 (Italian) and 5 (Reformation) as well as the aforementioned Overture and Fingal's Cave.
theclassicalstation.org /composers/index.shtml   (9479 words)

  
 COMPOSERS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Biography, chronology, a list of compositions, a summary of Bernstein’s role as an educator with a bibliography, a small selection of MIDI files, and a links page.
Features include a biography, a list of compositions (arranged chronologically and alphabetically), a FAQs section, a bibliography, a list of CD recordings, and a directory of links.
List of works arranged by opus number, year of composition, and Trenner catalogue number.
www.uwstout.edu /artsci/scfltm/pruettm/composers.htm   (1674 words)

  
 PhilipGlass.com: Recordings: Compassion
The 15 works on this first disc are a tribute to that spirit, expressed in a variety of styles completely compatible with Menuhin's own adventurous temperament.
The origin of these new compositions is a story in itself.
Dvorak Hall, Prague — August 29 and September 2.
www.philipglass.com /html/recordings/compassion.html   (900 words)

  
 Ravinia -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
When Dvorák came to the conservatory, Burleigh was hired as his copyist and then became his composition student.
Indeed, "Goin' Home," which I thought was a beautiful Negro spiritual, was instead a beautiful composition written in the spirit of a Negro spiritual by a Czech composer.
A list of selected materials related to the life and musical career of Antonin Dvorák that are available at the Chicago Public Library.
www.ravinia.org /OneScore/dvorak_boyer.aspx   (474 words)

  
 Cello Handbook - Cello Repertoire List
The following list presents the primary standard works of cello literature, as well as other notable compositions for the instrument, and other cello works of well-known composers.
Cello compositions from the Baroque era are so numerous, they could have a list of their own.
The famous "Boccherini B-flat Concerto" is a composite of various Boccherini works, put together by Grützmacher in 1895, with added cadenzas.
www.cellohandbook.com /repertoire.htm   (467 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Antonin Dvorak on Records (Discographies): Books: John H. Yoell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Compiled in cooperation with the Antonin Dvorak Society of Prague, Czechoslovakia, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth, this is the first book-length discography on Dvorak.
Burghauser, President of the Dvorak Society, explains in a foreword to the present work that, due to the immense proliferation of Dvorak recordings, it was decided not to include a discography in the revised edition of the Thematic Catalogue.
Organized similarly to the Catalogue by genres and works, Antonin Dvorak on Records may be used in conjunction with it and, further, will be valuable to musicians, students, collectors, and others primarily interested in the recordings.
amazon.com /Antonin-Dvorak-Records-Discographies-Yoell/dp/0313273677   (715 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Dvorak in Prague-A Celebration: Music: Yo-Yo Ma,Antonin Dvorak,Seiji Ozawa,Rudolf Firkusny,Itzhak Perlman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Antonin Dvorak is a composer of many different ideas, who is usually known only for his "Slavonic Dances" and "New World" Symphony.
This is basically a sampler designed to provide listeners with a large slice of the many interesting compositions by this Czech composer.
On this album you will hear Dvorak's great gift for melodies, appreciate his incredible use of a wide variety of musical instruments, and treasure his talent for choral and solo voices.
www.amazon.com /Dvorak-Prague-Celebration-Yo-Yo-Ma/dp/B0000027C5   (946 words)

  
 Dvorak Society Newsletter 67 summary
Last year was an important year for promotion of Kaprálová’s music, as a record number of Kaprálová compositions was released on compact disc and published in print.
The most significant among these projects was the release of Kaprálová’s art songs by Supraphon in November, an initiative was made possible thanks to the dedicated efforts of Dr. Timothy Cheek and the financial assistance of the University of Michigan and the Kaprálová Society.
The first part of the list comprises the Society’s normal “trading” stock; and this itself is divided into post-1830 and pre-1830 sections (the date classifications are approximate).
www.dvorak-society.org /news67_summary.html   (4515 words)

  
 Classics for Kids | Past Shows
At the time when Czech composer Antonin Dvorak was born, the Czech people had no country of their own.
The regions where they lived -- Bohemia and Moravia -- were part of the Austrian Empire.
Dvorak wrote a lot of Czech-sounding compositions without ever using a folk tune in his music.
www.classicsforkids.com /shows/showdesc.asp?id=24   (51 words)

  
 Dvorak/Read Thomas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Dvořák is famous mostly for his orchestral compositions, combining fresh and memorable melodic lines, colorful and effective instrumentation, and well-balanced structure.
Son of a butcher, Dvořák has struggled early in his career to gain recognition as a composer.
Her list of premieres over the last year provides a good indication of her prolific level of activity.
www.artistled.com /html/CD_Dvorak.htm   (943 words)

  
 Music of the Romantic Era
His 1824 Symphony No. 9 is notable not only for its length and complexity, but for the fact that he introduced vocal soloists and a chorus into the final movement, as if the purely instrumental form of the classical symphony could not express all that he felt.
With the money he received from lessons, from the sale of his compositions, and from his public performances, Beethoven was able to survive if not to prosper.
If we understand their compositions as being inseparable from the written program, forming a whole as the soundtrack and images of a film form a whole, the case for program music is much stronger.
www.wsu.edu:8080 /~brians/hum_303/romantic.html   (4356 words)

  
 Classical musical midi, a good place to read a composers biography with a list classical midi files for download.
Classical musical midi, a good place to read a composers biography with a list classical midi files for download.
Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904), Bohemian composer, born of humble parents at Nelabozeves.
Destined at first to follow his father as an innkeeper and butcher, his-remarkable talent for music so attracted the attention of his first teacher that he was sent to the Prague organ school in 1857.
www.classicalmidi.co.uk /dvok.htm   (548 words)

  
 Antonin Dvorak biography
Dvorák, born in a Bohemian village, where his father was an inn-keeper and butcher, followed Smetana as the leading exponent of Czech musical nationalism, firmly within the classical traditions of Central Europe.
His early musical training was followed by employment for some years as a violist, for a time under Smetana, and then, with the positive encouragement of Brahms, by a life primarily devoted to composition.
Between 1892 and 1895 he spent some time in the United States of America as director of the new National Conservatory, a period that brought compositions that combine American and Bohemian influence.
www.kunstderfuge.com /bios/dvorak.html   (716 words)

  
 Playlist Magazine: Tagging Classical Music
One might quibble, but on ANY in any concert's program notes or the notes for a recording, the artist is listed as the the performer.
In regard to the name of a composition, it doesn't address the question of movements or opus numbers of a work, and it suggests no syntax which could manage it (and be readily sortable).
Date the composition was recorded (on the album in question).
playlistmag.com /forums/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=1983   (2860 words)

  
 Antonin Dvorak Piano Sheet Music
Antonin Dvorak: Compositions for Piano, Opus 52 - (Critical Edition - Masters)..
Antonin Dvorak: Dances for Piano (Schirmer) includes 1- dance pieces: 3 waltzes, 2 mazurkas, a polka, Slavic Dance, Goblin Dance, Furiante and Humoreske..
Antonin Dvorak: Legends, Opus 59 - Antonin Dvorak - (Critical Edition - Masters)..
www.piano-pal.com /dvorak.htm   (332 words)

  
 The JukeBox
So if a composer is not listed here, it may be for one of three reasons: (1) It's unavailable, (2) it's contained in the Classics World pages, (3) the link was too slow.
Contains brief biographical account, and list of recommended recordings with brief descriptive accounts of each recording.
List of composers who have been neglected for the most part.
www.mtsu.edu /~jpurcell/Jukebox/classical.html   (312 words)

  
 Borders - List - Classical   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Filled with gorgeous interpretations of some of Chopin's most memorable romantic compositions, this collection boasts some of the modern era's finest pianists, including Dmitri Alexeev, Maria Tipo, Cécile Ousset, and Leif Ove Andsnes.
An uncommon coupling of contrasting Dvoøák compositions, Sarah Chang dazzles with the London Symphony Orchestra, led by Sir Colin Davis, on one of her favorite violin concertos.
Violinist Biondi deftly leads his talented Europa Galante on brilliant revivals of compositions by lesser-known Italian composers that include Pietro Antonio Locatelli, dubbed "the Paganini of the 18th century," plus those by Giuseppe Tartini and many others.
www.bordersstores.com /features/list.jsp?list=br0803classical   (652 words)

  
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Belfin: Dvorak: Humoresque; Fibich: Poeme/ Kuba: Sinding: Ru stle/ Kosler: Boccherini: Minuet/ Sejna: Weber: Invitation/ Vostrak: Nedbal: Valse 10" SUPRAPHON LPM 391......................
Karajan: Dvorak: Sym 9 - Berlin PO (tulip label) `GY7 S DGG SLPM 138922........................
Kubelik: Dvorak: Sym 7 - Vienna PO !
pages.interlog.com /~mikro/list140.txt   (11243 words)

  
 KAPRALOVA SOCIETY
Five compositions for piano / Pet klavirnich skladeb, op.
Orchestration: 4.(?)1.1937-23.2.1937 (List of works Cs-Bm, 39.276), also see Cs-Bm card catalogue and the 1937 diary.
(The songs are listed here in their chronological order but should be performed in the following order: 1,6,7,3,5,4,8, and 2.) 1.
www.kapralova.org /OPUS.htm   (2862 words)

  
 Dvorak Society Newsletter 68 summary
Earlier, she was well known as one of the earliest women announcers on Czech Radio and she showed great courage at the time of the assassination of Reichsprotektor Heydrich.
Louis Lane—former conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra— was a member of the Martinů composition class at the Berkshire School of Music in 1946.
There are 58 issues listed in the pre-1830 section.
www.dvorak-society.org /news68_summary.html   (7266 words)

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