Classical Music Playlist, September 15, 2023
Antonín Dvořák (background photo by Michael Browning on Unsplash) Czech composer Antonín Dvořák arrived in New York in 1892 to be the Director of a new music school and help American composers create a uniquely “American” sounding classical music. He found plenty of unique music here already: African-American spirituals, Native American songs and dances, and even American popular songs such as those by Stephen Foster. He demonstrated how one can […]