Can you recognize Dvořák by ear?
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) was a Czech Romantic composer, known for the New World Symphony, the Cello Concerto and the Slavonic Dances. In Guess the Composer, you hear up to 30 seconds of music and name the composer.
How to recognize Dvořák
Listen for tunes that sound like folk songs, lively dance rhythms and warm writing for horns and woodwinds. The structure often recalls Brahms, but the mood is more open and rustic.
Who can Dvořák be mistaken for?
Listeners may confuse this music with that of Johannes Brahms, Bedřich Smetana or Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
How hard is Dvořák in the game?
The game has up to 136 excerpts by Dvořák, depending on your country, and most are at the Very hard level.
Pieces you may hear
- 8 Humoresques, B. 187, op. 101
- Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World'
- Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83
- Cigánské melodie, op. 55
- Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104
- Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203
- Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52
- Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88
Portrait: Unknown author, Public domain; background removed.
