Today, I heard an analysis of Dvorak's famous 9th symphony by my favorite conductor, Leonard Bernstein. The analysis was very surprising it changed my thoughts about Dvorak using primitively Native American and African-American folk tunes incorporated into his piece. But, really it has everything in it from Native American, Scottish, French, German, to Chinese. Leonard Bernstein concludes "We don't have American music till a quarter of a century later with Gershwin". But as I listen to the piece now I still hear the Native American and African American folk tunes. But, I'll leave to all of you. Maybe your thoughts will change. Here's the piece and analysis. The music is from when the New York Philharmonic went to North Korea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAZ50E3zwLw&feature=related (Dvorak 9 1st movement)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVERlJgghOY&feature=related (Dvorak 9 2nd movement)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB7sBIa70rE&feature=related (Dvorak 9 2nd and 3rd movements)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIQE4IVVpGc&feature=related (Dvorak 9 4th movement)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79D5sOD5duE (Bernstein's Analysis)
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