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COMPOSERS OF THE ROMANTIC ERA (Antonin Dvorak (played in orchestra under…
COMPOSERS OF THE ROMANTIC ERA
Antonin Dvorak
played in orchestra under Smetana
got his break when Brahms heard him
Became director of National Conservatory of Music in New York
Urged Americans to write nationalistic music
Wrote From the New World during 1st year at conservatory
Late returned to Prague Conservatory
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky(1840-1893)
Russian, Late Romantic
Studied Music in Russia
Did not start music theory studies until age 21
By age 30, had a symphony, opera, tone poem and his first great orchestral work
Married, divorced 2 weeks later
Supported by benefactress(patron)
Traveled Europe and United States
Wrote symphonies, concerti, overtures, operas and more
Johannes Brahms(1833-1897)
German composer
Son of musician (father played bass)
Considered somewhat conservative due to his use of classical forms.
Wrote all traditional forms except Opera