April 30, 1999
'New World Symphonies: How American Culture Changed European Music'
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In 1892, Antonin Dvorak composed his "New World Symphony" with Longfellow's poetry on his music stand, the melodies of black spirituals in his ears, and New York's bustle outside his studio. The public adored it, writes Jack Sullivan in New World Symphonies: How American Culture Changed European Music (Yale University Press; 262 pages; $30). Critics, however, were |
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