It cannot be emphasized too strongly that art, as such, does not "pay," to use an American expression - at least, not in the beginning - and that the art that has to pay its own way is apt to become vitiated and cheap.
I am now satisfied that the future music of this country must be founded upon what are called negro melodies. This must be the real foundation of any… - Antonin Dvorak
I am now satisfied that the future music of this country must be founded upon what are called negro melodies. This must be the real foundation of any…
- Antonin Dvorak
The Americans expect great things of me ... If the small Czech nation can have such musicians, they say, why could not they, too, when their country … - Antonin Dvorak
The Americans expect great things of me ... If the small Czech nation can have such musicians, they say, why could not they, too, when their country …
The music of the people is like a rare and lovely flower growing amidst encroaching weeds. Thousands pass it, while others trample it under foot, and… - Antonin Dvorak
The music of the people is like a rare and lovely flower growing amidst encroaching weeds. Thousands pass it, while others trample it under foot, and…
Do not wonder that I am so religious. An artist who is not could not produce anything like this. I like praying there at the window when I look out … - Antonin Dvorak
Do not wonder that I am so religious. An artist who is not could not produce anything like this. I like praying there at the window when I look out …
It cannot be emphasized too strongly that art, as such, does not "pay," to use an American expression - at least, not in the beginning - and that the… - Antonin Dvorak
It cannot be emphasized too strongly that art, as such, does not "pay," to use an American expression - at least, not in the beginning - and that the…
Mozart is sweet sunshine. - Antonin Dvorak
Mozart is sweet sunshine.
In the Negro melodies of America I find all that is needed for a great and noble school of music. - Antonin Dvorak
In the Negro melodies of America I find all that is needed for a great and noble school of music.
I have composed too much. - Antonin Dvorak
I have composed too much.
My own duty as a teacher...is not so much to interpret Beethoven, Wagner, or other masters of the past, but to give what encouragement I can to the y… - Antonin Dvorak
My own duty as a teacher...is not so much to interpret Beethoven, Wagner, or other masters of the past, but to give what encouragement I can to the y…
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