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| Antonin Dvorák
(1841 - 1904)
| Timeline |
| 1841 |
Born 8 September in Nelahozeves, Bohemia; the son of the village innkeeper and butcher |
| 1850 |
Sings in choir and plays violin at local functions |
| 1855 |
Sent to nearby town of Zlonice for lessons in German and music |
| 1857 |
Enters Organ School in Prague |
| 1862 |
Joins orchestra of Prague National Opera, playing the viola; befriended by the conductor Smetana |
| 1873 |
Marries his pupil Anna Cermáková and begins serious composition |
| 1876 |
Befriended by Brahms, and gains fame with Slavonic Dances |
| 1892 |
Becomes first director of National Conservatory of Music in New York. Remains in U.S. for 3 years |
| 1901 |
Appointed director of the Prague Conservatory |
| 1904 |
Dies in Prague, 1 May |
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