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    Dvořák: Biography, compositions and more facts about the composer

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    11. A lucrative contract in the New World

    It was the lure of an amazing fee that persuaded Dvořák to venture to New York. For a little teaching and conducting, with four month's vacation, he was promised the unimaginable salary of $15,000 - 25 times what he was paid in Prague, and worth about £500,000 in today's terms. While there, he developed a new passion for steam ships – and pigeons.

    1. Image 1: Dvorak composer birthplace Prague
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    3. Image 3: Antonin Dvorak musician career
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    8. Image 8: Bohemian train Dvorak trainspotting
    9. Image 9: Athenaeum Club London Dvorak
    10. Image 10: Charles Villiers Stanford composer 16 images

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