Anton Dvorak Research Paper

Antonin Dvorak was the first born of nine children to Anna and Frantisek Dvorak. All of Antonin’s ancestors were butchers or innkeepers, so as the first born child it was assumed that Antonin would inherit the family business. But much to his father’s dismay, Antonin decided to pursue a career in music. At six years old, Antonin entered into a village school to receive some early education in music. He quickly understood the lessons in violin and started playing in village and church bands. Despite that, he was still expected to help his father with the family business and get ready to take over it one day. In this period of time, Antonin first laid eyes on the trains, which fascinated him throughout his whole life. This probably sparked a future passion for modern transport and everything associated with it. …show more content…
In hopes of surviving in a larger community, Antonin decided to move his entire family to the nearby town of Zlonice, where some of their relatives lived. Therefore, Antonin found himself under the guidance of Antonin Liehmann, a Zlonice teacher and multi-instrumentalist. Liehmann saw exceptional talent in young Antonin and began to teach him the basics of harmony and organ playing. In this period of time, Antonin wrote his first compositions, short polkas. Antonin spent more time learning music than anything else, which resulted in him falling behind with his German, which was something that would only be necessary as a future tradesman. His father then sent him to Ceska Kamenice for a year with a German speaking family. Antonin not only improved his German, he continued his