Can Dvořák's ideas about music connect to modern composition?
In this age, are you still searching for the true voice? I believe the spirit of the people, their songs and dances, remains the most fertile ground. Even with all your newfangled instruments and theories, do not forget the simple melody, the honest rhythm. Listen to the music that springs from life, from the heart, not from calculation. Whether it is a symphony or a simple tune played on a street corner, if it speaks truth, if it has that vital spark, it will endure. That is the lesson I learned in Bohemia and in America.
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