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Dvořák was baptized as a Roman Catholic in the village's church of St. Andrew. Dvořák's years in Nelahozeves nurtured his strong Christian faith and the love for his Bohemian heritage that so strongly influenced his music. [10] In 1847, Dvořák entered primary school and was taught to play violin by his teacher Joseph Spitz.
Biblical Songs was written between 5 and 26 March 1894, while Dvořák was living in New York City. It has been suggested that he was prompted to write them by news of a death (of his father Frantisek, or of the composers Tchaikovsky or Gounod, or of the conductor Hans von Bülow); but there is no good evidence for that, and the most likely explanation is that he felt out of place in the ...
St. Paul's arrest depicted in an early 1900s Bible illustration St. Paul's grotto in Rabat, Malta. In 57 AD, upon completion of his third missionary journey, Paul arrived in Jerusalem for his fifth and final visit with a collection of money for the local community. The Acts of the Apostles reports that initially he was warmly received.
Herod I (Herod the Great, c. 72 – c. 4 BCE), was a Roman client king whose territory included Judea. Upon his death, his kingdom was divided into three , each section ruled by one of his sons. In 6 CE, Emperor Augustus deposed Herod Archelaus , who had ruled the largest section, and converted his territory into the Roman province of Judaea .
Joseph (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ z ə f,-s ə f /; Hebrew: יוֹסֵף, romanized: Yōsēp̄, lit. 'He shall add') [2] [a] is an important Hebrew figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis. He was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's twelfth named child and eleventh son). He is the founder of the Tribe of Joseph among the Israelites. His ...
secular cantata after a poem by Joseph Rodman Drake: 178: 95: 1893: Symfonie č. 9 e moll „Z nového světa“ Symphony No. 9 in E minor "From the New World" orchestra 179: 96: 1893: Smyčcový kvartet č. 12 F dur „Americký“ String Quartet No. 12 in F major "American" 2 violins, viola and cello: 180: 97: 1893: Smyčcový kvintet č. 3 ...
This is an incomplete list of humans and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...
Suk married Dvorak's daughter, Otilie Suková , a composer in her own right, in 1898. [11] They had one child, a son, also named Josef, in 1898. Otilie died of heart failure aged 27 in 1905, a year after her father. Josef Suk Jr. in turn was father of the acclaimed violinist Josef Suk, who died in 2011. [12]