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Dvorak - New World Symphony (II. Largo)
Sheet music for flute
| Alt. Title: | Negro Spiritual Melody, Largo from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, From the New World |
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| Info: | Second movement of the Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178, popularly known as the New World Symphony. The piece was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893 while he was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America from 1892 to 1895. It is by far his most popular symphony, and one of the most popular of all symphonies. In older literature and recordings, this symphony was often numbered as Symphony No. 5. Neil Armstrong took a recording of the New World Symphony to the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission, the first Moon landing, in 1969. The theme from the Largo was adapted into the spiritual-like song "Goin' Home", often mistakenly considered a folk song or traditional spiritual, by Dvořák's pupil William Arms Fisher, who wrote the lyrics in 1922. |
| Opus number: | Op. 95 ; B. 178 |
| Date: | 1893 |
| Artist: | Antonín Leopold Dvořák |
| Born: | 8 September 1841, Nelahozeves |
| Died: | 1 May 1904, Prague |
| The artist: | Czech composer, frequently employed aspects, specifically rhythms, of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia (then parts of the Austrian Empire and now constituting the Czech Republic). 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. |
| Instrument: | Flute |
| Key: | D major |
| Range: | D4 - F#6 |
| Time signature: | 4/4 |
| Tempo: | 46 BPM |
| Duration: | 3:57 |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Difficulty: | Intermediate |
| Style: | Classical |
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