Dvorak From The New World Motivation

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What was Dvorák's primary motivation for composing From the New World?

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To demonstrate his belief that a distinctively American school of music should be rooted in Native American and African American musical traditions.

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To explore his fascination with America by basing a composition on American music he had heard, despite never having visited the country.

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To fulfill a grant from a European arts council to compose a work reflecting the musical movements of the New World.

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To express his emotional responses to the sights and experiences of his first journey through the Americas.

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