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Antonin Dvořák was a Czech composer born on September 8, 1841, in Nelahozeves, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). His father was a butcher, innkeeper, and amateur musician who taught him to play the violin and the piano. Dvořák initially worked as a violist in a local band and later studied music in Prague at the Organ School, which later became the Prague Conservatory.

Dvořák's music was strongly influenced by folk traditions from Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), Moravia (now the Czech Republic), and Slovakia. He created a unique musical style that combined Romanticism with elements of national and ethnic music. His most popular works include his nine symphonies, "Slavonic Dances," "New World Symphony," "Cello Concerto," and "Rusalka" (an opera).

Dvořák spent much of his life working in Prague and the United States. In the US, he was commissioned to write music for the National Conservatory of Music in New York City, and he also served as the director of the National Conservatory. It was during this time that he wrote his most famous work, "The New World Symphony" (Symphony No. 9), which was inspired by African-American spirituals and Native American melodies he encountered in America.

Antonin Dvořák died on May 1, 1904, in Prague. He is considered one of the most important composers of the late Romantic period and one of the first internationally renowned Czech composers.