Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:16:12 +0200https://english.radio.cz/antonin-dvoraks-new-world-symphony-american-anthem-delighted-divided-a-nation-8711161© 2026 Radio Prague International Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, in E minor, “From the New World”, is among the most widely beloved and performed pieces of classical music today. It premiered in December 1893, less than a year after the famous Czech composer became head of the National Conservatory of Music in New York. Many hoped he would help develop a distinctly American style of classical music. While Antonín Dvořák did not embrace that role, he thrust himself into the debate by proclaiming, “the future music of this country must be founded upon what are called Negro melodies. This must be the real foundation of any serious and original school of composition to be developed in the United States.” encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/5bd814c8667d3e1d1c228366eda2dd45.jpg?timestamp=1631269829 https://english.radio.cz/antonin-dvoraks-new-world-symphony-american-anthem-delighted-divided-a-nation-8711161 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9