Vitezslav Novak (1870-1949) was accepted as both a law and a music student. Choosing the latter (and persuading his widowed mother that this was a better choice), he became one of the last great Czech Romantic composers. He succeeded Dvorák as the Prague Conservatory's professor of composition.
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Novak, Vitezslav
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Brief biography from the Czech Classical Music Dictionary with discography and listed sheet music.
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Vitezslav Novak
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Biography, a list of works, bibliography, selected discography from the Kapralova Society.