Dvořák
[ dvawr-zhahk, -zhak; Czech dvaw-rzhahk ]
/ ˈdvɔr ʒɑk, -ʒæk; Czech ˈdvɔ rʒɑk /
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noun
An·to·nín [ahn-taw-nyeen], /ˈɑn tɔ nyin/, 1841–1904, Czech composer.
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Dvořák
/ (ˈdvɔːʒæk, Czech ˈdvɔrʒaːk) /
noun
Antonín (ˈantɔnjiːn), known as Anton Dvořák. 1841–1904, Czech composer, much of whose work reflects the influence of folk music. His best-known work is the Symphony No. 9 From the New World (1893)
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