This man composed a ten-part cantata following the death of his daughter Josefa, while his eighth symphony, originally published as his fourth, begins with a G major arpeggio in the cellos and features a "bird call" flute melody.
This man composed a ten-part cantata following the death of his daughter Josefa, while his eighth symphony, originally published as his fourth, begins with a G major arpeggio in the cellos and features a "bird call" flute melody. This composer of Stabat Mater was inspired by a trip to Spillville, Iowa to write the "American" string quartet, while a work by Brahms led to the composition of his 16 (*) Slavonic Dances. This man wrote a famous English horn solo in the second movement of his ninth symphony, a work inspired by The Song of Hiawatha which also quotes "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." For ten points, name this Czech composer of the New World Symphony.
This man composed a ten-part cantata following the death of his daughter Josefa, while his eighth symphony, originally published as his fourth, begins with a G major arpeggio in the cellos and features a "bird call" flute melody.
Antonín Leopold {Dvořák} (DVOR-jahk)