Antonín Leopold Dvořák (1841-1904) was a Czech
composer. Following the nationalist example of Bedřich
Smetana, Dvořák frequently employed features of the
folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia (then
parts of the Austrian Empire and now constituting the
Czech Republic). Dvořák's own style has been
described as 'the fullest recreation of a national
idiom with that of the symphonic tradition, absorbing
folk influences and finding effective ways of using
them'.
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Antonín Leopold Dvořák (1841-1904) was a Czech
composer. Following the nationalist example of Bedřich
Smetana, Dvořák frequently employed features of the
folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia (then
parts of the Austrian Empire and now constituting the
Czech Republic). Dvořák's own style has been
described as 'the fullest recreation of a national
idiom with that of the symphonic tradition, absorbing
folk influences and finding effective ways of using
them'.
Among Dvořák's best known works are his New World
Symphony, the "American" String Quartet, the opera
Rusalka and his Cello Concerto in B minor. Among his
smaller works, the seventh Humoresque and the song
'Songs my mother taught me' are also widely performed
and recorded. He composed operas, choral music, a wide
variety of chamber music, concerti and many other
orchestral and vocal and instrumental pieces. He has
been described as 'arguably the most
versatile...composer of his time'.
"Tu Trinitatis Unitas" ("Thou Trinity in Unity") is a
tribute to Gregory I., St., Pope, surnamed "The Great",
was born at Rome about A.D. 540. His family was
distinguished not only for its rank and social
consideration, but for its piety and good works. His
father, Gordianus, said to have been the grandson of
Pope Felix II. or III., was a man of senatorial rank
and great wealth; whilst his mother, Silvia, and her
sisters-in-law, Tarsilla and Aemiliana, attained the
distinction of canonization. Gregory made the best use
of his advantages in circumstances and surroundings, so
far as his education went. "A saint among saints," he
was considered second to none in Rome in grammar,
rhetoric, and logic. In early life, before his father's
death, he became a member of the Senate; and soon after
he was thirty and accordingly, when his father died, he
devoted the whole of the large fortune that he
inherited to religious uses.
Although originally written for Chorus (SATB) & Organ,
I created this arrangement for Concert (Pedal) Harp &
String Ensemble (Violins (2), Viola & Cello).
PARTITION