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Dvorak Symphony No. 9, "From the New World"

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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Swing Low Sweet Chariot by Devorjak

A lot of evidence points to the composer being wallace Willis a freed slave of african descent who was legally considered a native american. Devorjak almost certainly wouldn't have known that fact. He tried to combine negro and indian themes in the development. Every composer treats a koda differently, and de vorga does a truly novel thing with his koda. It's not an exact quotation, but then again, why should it be? This is a symphony inspired by the new world, not full of quotations from it.

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