Tag: Dvořák

Wednesday, January 25, 2012:Memory’s Treasure

Memory’s Treasure Have you ever heard a melody or theme which you know well but can’t identify? Trying to remember the name or composer of a piece of music can be one of the best ways people drive themselves towards heated arguments or even temporary insanity. Well, here’s some help. Antonín Dvořák’s “Songs My Mother Taught Me” is a beloved and popular song you probably know because it’s often featured…

January 25, 2012 | Posted in Main Feature, Vol I Issue 5 | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (1)

Wed, August 31, 2011: Juggling Music

Guest Editorial: Juggling Music, Motives, and Ideology Czech national aspirations, which also involved ideological considerations, played an important role in the creative lives of the Czech Republic’s “famous four” – Dvořák, Smetana, Janáček, and Martinů. Dvořák and Smetana saw themselves distinctly as cultural representatives of the Czech national revival. And not only that! The year 1848 saw the young Smetana on the barricades in Prague in a brave yet hopeless…

August 31, 2011 | Posted in Main Feature, Vol I Issue 5 | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

What Really Goes on …? (October issue)

Think “Dvořák,” and “Korea” probably does not spring to mind in the same moment. But there are several surprising connections between the Czech Republic and Korea, Korean and Czech music, and the increasing number of enthusiastic students and visitors hopping halfway across the globe to learn about both musical cultures. Director Choi Young Chul, co-founder of the International Antonín Dvořák Composition Competition, held in Prague, and founder of Seouloratorio Choir…

September 27, 2010 | Posted in Other Side of the Curtain, Vol I Issue 1 | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments (1)