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Dvořák in America : in search of the New World /

An account of Antonin Dvorak's 1890s stay in America, where he took the essences of Indian drums, slave spirituals, and other musical forms and created from them a distinctly new music.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Horowitz, Joseph, 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : Cricket Books, 2003.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Dvořák, Antonín, > 1841-1904 > Travel > United States > Juvenile literature.
United States > Description and travel > Juvenile literature.
Composers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Dvořák, Antonín, > 1841-1904.
Composers.
Music > United States > History and criticism.
United States > Description and travel.
Description
Summary:An account of Antonin Dvorak's 1890s stay in America, where he took the essences of Indian drums, slave spirituals, and other musical forms and created from them a distinctly new music.
Item Description:"A Marcato book."
Physical Description:x, 158 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Awards:Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2004.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0812626818 (cloth : alk. paper)
0812626923 (paper : alk. paper)