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New Worlds of Dvorak: Searching in America for the Composer's Inner Life.(Book Review)
By Michael Beckerman. New York: W. W. Norton, 2003. [xxiii, 272 p. 0-7546-0352-0. $29.95.] Illustrations, bibliography, index, compact disc.
The underlying theme of Michael Beckerman's book Nero Worlds of Dvorak: Searching in America for the Composer's Inner Life is the power of the extramusical to inform our perception of an artist's work. Beckerman examines in detail the years that Dvorak spent in America in an effort to arrive at some notion of the composer's private thoughts and feelings, arguing that this will enhance our appreciation or understanding of his music. Beckerman's tone is that of a thoughtful critic who is imaginative and insightful, yet at the ...
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