Violin concerto in A minor, op. 53 ; & Romance for violin and orchestra in F minor, op. 11 /

Violin concerto in A minor, op. 53 ; & Romance for violin and orchestra in F minor, op. 11 /

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform title:	Concertos,
Author / Creator:	Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904.
Other Authors / Creators:	Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Romance, violin, orchestra, op. 11,
Format:	Musical Score
Language:	No linguistic content
Imprint:	Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2006.
Subjects:	Concertos (Violin) > Scores. Violin with orchestra > Scores. Romances (Music) Concertos. Scores.

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Summary:	Together for the first time in a single affordable volume, these are authoritative editions of Dvorak's Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53, and his Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F Minor, Op. 11. <br> With its unconventional structure and Czech melodies, the Violin Concerto in A Minor broke the centuries-old mold of the concerto form. Dvorak wrote the work in 1879 for violinist Joseph Joachim, a strict classicist who objected to its unorthodox style. Generations of performers and listeners have disagreed with the violinist and embraced the concerto, rejoicing in its lyric beauty.<br> Thematically drawn from an earlier abandoned string quartet, the Romance for Violin and Orchestra has become a crowd favorite and repertoire standard. This mesmerizing reverie builds to a finale of fiery technical feats and exuberant examples of the composer's characteristic folk rhythms.<br>
Item Description:	"Unabridged republication in one volume of the works originally published by N. Simrock, Berlin (n.d.)"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:	1 score (185 pages) ; 31 cm
ISBN:	0486449645
Author Notes:	Antonin Dvorak is regarded as the greatest composer of the nationalist movement in what was to become Czechoslovakia. Throughout his childhood, Dvorak displayed an interest only in music. He left home at the age of 16 to study composition at the Prague Organ School. Although Dvorak is best known for his orchestral and chamber music, from the late 1860s he was constantly engaged in an operatic project. Richard Wagner's musical style highly influenced Dvorak's operas. Hymnus for Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (1873) attracted wide attention and marks the beginning of Dvorak's international fame and influence. In 1875 he was awarded the Austrian State Prize for Symphony in E Flat. In 1884 he was invited to conduct his Stabat Mater in London. He accepted an invitation to head the National Conservatory in New York in 1892. In America, Dvorak wrote his celebrated work, his symphony \ From the New World (1893). His peripatetic career (he traveled extensively) and the honors bestowed on him by numerous nations are paralleled in his compositions by their cosmopolitan use of national and folk melodies and the free-flowing new melodies he composed. Dvorak later returned to Prague and was appointed director of the Prague Conservatory. (Bowker Author Biography)