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Humoresque (Dvorák)


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Here's another of my old Switched-On versions of the classics, only this one has an Oriental sound. It's a short piano piece written in about 1894 by Tony Dvorak, the first of his 8 Humoresques. During the ASCAP music strike of 1944, big bands took to playing the more popular Humoresque No.7 in G-flat -- they're both in the public domain-- but I like this one better.

During his stay in the USA, Dvorák acquired the nickname "Doc Borax." Despite the popularity of his music, he was cheated by the music industry and died in poverty. (Nothing has changed since then.)
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Uploaded: Apr 11, 2006 - 06:45:52 PM
Last Updated: Apr 11, 2006 - 04:45:58 PM Last Played: Jan 05, 2013 - 11:14:04 AM
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cjhoose said 2600 days ago (April 12th, 2006)
have always liked Dvorák...
and this is delightful!
Check out my latest song called Vapor
said 2571 days ago (May 12th, 2006)
thanks
Appreciate your MIDI transcription and that little bit of history about
Dvorák and the music industry.
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