In the negro melodies of America I discover all that is nee… - Antonín Dvořák

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In the negro melodies of America I discover all that is needed for a great and noble school of music. They are pathetic, tender, passionate, melancholy, solemn, religious, bold, merry, gay or what you will. It is music that suits itself to any mood or any purpose. There is nothing in the whole age of composition that cannot be supplied with themes from this source.

Antonín Dvořák

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About Antonín Dvořák

Antonín Leopold Dvořák (September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a composer from Bohemia in the Austrian Empire. He wrote in a Romantic and often Czech nationalist style.

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Alternative Names: Dvořák • Antonín Dvorák • Antonín Leopold Dvořák • Antonin Dvorák

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