NOTE L004588
DATEApril 4, 2026
STATUSFiled
SUBJECTSymphony No. 9

What literary work inspired parts of Dvořák’s New World Symphony?

The third movement scherzo was inspired by the dance scene in Longfellow’s The Song of Hiawatha, and the Largo was conceived as a sketch for a cantata based on Hiawatha.

Report L004588. Filed.


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