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The Symphony “From the New World”
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This chapter focuses on Harry T. Burleigh's involvement in the creation of Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, “From the New World.” After attending the Chicago World's Fair and visiting Erie, Burleigh returned to New York City in late September 1893 to continue his studies at the National Conservatory of Music. He was joined this time by his friend Will Marion Cook, who was impressed by Jeannette Thurber's genuinely inclusive approach in recruiting students. The two men relished opportunities to enjoy the abundance of fine music the city had to offer, pondering how African American music should find its place in such settings. Burleigh continued to spend evenings with the Dvořák family through the fall. This chapter also considers the controversy stirred by Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 in E Minor and his advocacy of an American school of music based on Negro music.
Title: The Symphony “From the New World”
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This chapter focuses on Harry T.
Burleigh's involvement in the creation of Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No.
9 in E Minor, “From the New World.
” After attending the Chicago World's Fair and visiting Erie, Burleigh returned to New York City in late September 1893 to continue his studies at the National Conservatory of Music.
He was joined this time by his friend Will Marion Cook, who was impressed by Jeannette Thurber's genuinely inclusive approach in recruiting students.
The two men relished opportunities to enjoy the abundance of fine music the city had to offer, pondering how African American music should find its place in such settings.
Burleigh continued to spend evenings with the Dvořák family through the fall.
This chapter also considers the controversy stirred by Dvořák's Symphony No.
9 in E Minor and his advocacy of an American school of music based on Negro music.
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