America (Dvorak)

Japanese: 《アメリカ》(ドボルジャーク) - あめりか
America (Dvorak)

…He reached the peak of his career as a composer in his mid-40s to 50s, producing works such as the second set of Slavonic Dances (1887), Piano Quintet in A major (1887), Symphony No. 8 (1889), and Piano Trio Dumky (1891). He was invited by the director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York from 1892 to 1895, and wrote familiar masterpieces that combined the idiom of African-American music with that of Czech folk music, including his last symphony, Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) (1893), String Quartet No. 12 (American) (1893), and Cello Concerto in B minor (1895). After returning to the US in 1901, he became the director of the Prague Conservatory and a life member of the Austrian Senate, the highest honor for a Czech artist before the restoration of independence. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "America" ​​(Dvorak) is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…40代半ばから50歳ごろにかけて作曲家としての最盛期を迎え,《スラブ舞曲》第2集(1887),《ピアノ五重奏曲イ長調》(1887),《交響曲第8番》(1889),ピアノ三重奏曲《ドゥムキー》(1891)などが次々と生まれた。92‐95年ニューヨーク国民音楽院の院長に招かれて渡米し,その間に最後の交響曲となった《交響曲第9番(新世界から)》(1893),《弦楽四重奏曲第12番(アメリカ)》(1893),《チェロ協奏曲ロ短調》(1895)など,アメリカの黒人の音楽語法とチェコの民俗音楽の語法とを同居させた親しみやすい名曲を書いた。帰国後1901年にプラハ音楽院の院長とオーストリアの終身上院議員になり,独立回復前のチェコの芸術家としては最高の栄誉を受けた。…

※「《アメリカ》(ドボルジャーク)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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