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Biography
Antonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer, one of the first to achieve worldwide recognition. Following the Romantic-era nationalist example of his predecessor Bedřich Smetana, Dvořák frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák's own style has been described as "the fullest recreation of a national idiom with that of the symphonic tradition, absorbing folk influences and finding effective ways of using them".
Awards & recognition
- Honorary Member of the Royal Philharmonic Society · 1884
- honorary doctor of the Charles University of Prague
- Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)
- Order of the Iron Crown (Kingdom of Italy)
