DVOŘÁK, ANTONIN

ANTONIN DVOŘÁK (Born in Nelahozevas, Bohemia, 1841 — Died in Prague, 1904) Antonin Leopold Dvořák was the eldest son of Frantisek Dvořák, the local butcher and innkeeper. The boy grew up healthy and high-spirited. The only person in the village capable of giving him the rudiments of a musical education was the Czech cantor, Josef Spitz, an excellent organist. Learning first the basic elements of violin-playing well enough to help his father in his capacity as village musician, the boy finally…