Dvorak in America: In Search of the New World
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Dvorak in America: In Search of the New World
By (Author) Joseph Horowitz
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
21st July 2003
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
B
Physical Properties
Hardback
160
Width 139mm, Height 209mm
340g
Description
What should the music of America sound like At the end of the nineteenth century, no one was sure should we imitate Europe, or find our own voice But what would that be When the great Czech composer Antonin Dvorak came here, he found the answer in the sorrow songs of his African-American student, Henry Burleigh, in the rhythms of the Indian drums, in the church tunes of Spillville, Iowa. Author, critic, and music-educator Joe Horowitz vividly captures the America Dvorak visited, and the brilliant New World Symphony he created. Through the story of one classical composition, Horowitz reveals the many ways in which all Americans have shaped our culture.
Reviews
"A major achievement, the kind of detailed case-study of the role of serious music that has never been attempted before."
