Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) was a Czech composer best known for his symphonies, symphonic poems, operas, and chamber music. Dvořák's best-loved works include his 9th Symphony (From The New World), the American quartet, and his Slavonic Dances, which take inspiration from Czech folk melodies and dance rhythms.
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1841 - 1904Life of the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák.
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8 Sep 1841The composer Antonín Dvořák is born in Nelahozeves near Prague.
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1859The composer Antonín Dvořák graduates from the Prague Organ School.
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1873Antonín Dvořák marries Anna Čermáková.
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9 Mar 1873Premiere of Antonín Dvořák's cantata Dédicové bile hory (The Heirs of the White Mountains).
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1875The composer Antonín Dvořák wins the Austrian State Prize.
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1878Antonín Dvořák's Slavonic Dances are first performed.
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1882Antonín Dvořák's opera Dimitrij premieres.
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1892 - 1895Antonín Dvořák is the director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York.
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1893Antonín Dvořák’s completes his 9th Symphony, titled From The New World.
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1900Antonín Dvořák composes his opera Rusalka.
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1 May 1904The composer Antonín Dvořák dies in Prague of a stroke.
