Dvořák

New World symphonist

Dvořák is a Czech surname, most famously borne by Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904), the composer known for his *New World Symphony* and *Slavonic Dances*.

The name appears in music history, concert programs, and discussions of Romantic-era composers: We're playing Dvořák tonight.

The háček over the r indicates a sound between r and zh.

composer

symphony

Extended composition for orchestra

Brahms · chamber music · opera · orchestral · Prague · nationalism · classical · conductor · opus · movements

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QWERTY

Dominant keyboard configuration

  • layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
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keys · alternative · efficiency · touch typing · programmer · keyboard · arrangement · standard · computer · input

Opposites
musical nationalism/aesthetic

DvořákWagner

German Romantic opera composer

serialism · Schoenberg · German nationalism · Brahms · atonal music

compositional approach

DvořákWagner

German Romantic opera composer

Liszt · Berlioz · tone poem · Gesamtkunstwerk · atonality

cultural position

DvořákWagner

German Romantic opera composer

Mendelssohn · Vienna

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