Sunday Classics preview: Counting back from 8 to 7, then jumping forward to 9, we arrive at Dvořák's "New World" Symphony

Is this any way to start a symphony? For a lot of composers it would be hunky-dory, but Dvořák had a better idea.

by Ken

Let's say you had a vivid musical imagination, and had come up with what seemed like a bunch of highly workably musical ideas out of which to fashion a symphony. You could certainly start a symphonic first movement this way:

[audio link]

And you could start a symphonic slow movement -- a Largo, say -- this way:

[audio link]

But --

THAT'S NOT THE ONLY WAY YOU COULD START THESE
MOVEMENTS. FOR OTHER POSSIBILITIES, CLICK HERE

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