The Romantic Generation
by Charles Rosen
Period: Romantic
Born: Wednesday, September 8, 1841 in Nelahozeves,
Bohemia
Died: Sunday, May 1, 1904 in Prague,
Czechoslovakia
Nation of Origin: Bohemia
Major Works:
Symphony in E Minor (the New World Symphony)
His 8th Symphony is also very attractive to many listeners.
Other Information:
General Bibliography:
Blume, Friedrich, with M. D. Norton (Translator) and Herter Norton
(Translator), Classic and Romantic Music; A Comprehensive
Survey, W. W. Norton & Company, November 1970, ISBN:
0393098680
Kennedy, Michael, The Oxford Dictionary of
Music, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 1997, ISBN:
0198691629
Einstein, Alfred. Music in the Romantic Era, W. W. Norton
& Company, December 1947, ISBN: 0393097331
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove
Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc.,
January 2001, ISBN: 1561592390
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors,
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group,
December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
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Biographical essay from the Grove Concise Dictionary of
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Biographical essay at the Karadar site
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Biographical essay at the Naxos site
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