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 ===== New York ===== ===== New York =====
  
-Dvorák was convinced to travel to New York by the promise of a large sum. He was offered an unfathomable income of $15,000 for a little teaching and conducting and four months of vacation.+Dvorák was convinced to travel to New York by the promise of a large sum. He was offered an unfathomable income of $15,000 for a little teaching and conducting and four months of vacation.[([[http://www.antonin-dvorak.cz/en/new-york|antonin-dvorak]])] 
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 +===== Steam Ships And Pigeons ===== 
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 +In New York, he discovered a new interest in steam ships and pigeons.[([[https://www.abc.net.au/classic/read-and-watch/music-reads/classically-curious-dvorak-big-apple/11363734|ABC]])] 
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 +===== String Quartet No.12 ===== 
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 +Dvoák composed three of his most renowned pieces while in America: the String Quartet No.12, known as the 'American,' the Cello Concerto in B minor, and the 'New World' Symphony. When he first performed the symphony, commentators debated whether it was an all-American work or simply more of Dvorák's regular Bohemian fare.[([[http://www.antonin-dvorak.cz/en/string-quartet12|antonin-dvorak]])]
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