{"product_id":"4962-dvorak-antonin-leopold-a-printed-document-announcing-dvorak-s-death-at-noon-on-may-1-1904","title":"Dvorák, Antonín Leopold . (1841 - 1904) A printed document announcing Dvorák's death at noon on May 1, 1904.","description":"Praze [Prague]: Knihtisk·rna B. Stybla, 1904. Broadside (225 x 270 mm.). 1 page. Printed within wide black border. The document also provides details on the funeral to be held on May 3rd and on a memorial service to take place on May 7th. Somewhat worn, creased and frayed at edges. In very good condition overall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With Smetana, Fibich and Janacek, Dvorák is regarded as one of the great nationalist Czech composers of the 19th century. Long neglected and dismissed by the German-speaking musical world as a naive Czech musician, he is now considered by both Czech and international musicologists Smetana's true heir. He earned worldwide admiration and prestige for 19th-century Czech music with his symphonies, chamber music, oratorios, songs and, to a lesser extent, his operas...\"\"Dvorák's last opera, Armida (b206), was based on a world-famous literary work, Torquato Tasso's epic poem Gerusalemme liberata... Dvorák had to leave the first performance of Armida early, because of a sudden pain in the region of his hip. After five weeks of illness, he died on 1 May 1904. Four days later he was buried in the Vysaehrad cemetery beside many other famous Czechs...\" (Grove Online)","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093241614495,"sku":"4962","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Dvorak_Death_Notice434.jpg?v=1722186799","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/4962-dvorak-antonin-leopold-a-printed-document-announcing-dvorak-s-death-at-noon-on-may-1-1904","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}