The American Dream: Dvorák musically brings together the old world and the new.

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The success story of Antonín Dvořák - from simple butcher's son to mascot of artistic Bohemia - then captured the imagination in the land of The American Dream. His Ninth symphony 'From the New World' was an immediate success. Many heard in its melodies the years of immigration history of the Americas, and rightly so: Dvořák drew inspiration from negro spirituals of the African slaves and music of the indigenous people, but also used elements of the musical history of the European immigrants.