Dvořák in America - Music as a Mirror of History 

An excerpt from the lecture “Dvořák: From the New World Symphony (1893)” in Robert Greenberg's new series from The Great Courses, “Music As A Mirror of History”
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Dvořák: From the New World Symphony (1893): Explore the extraordinary industrial and economic rise of the United States in the 19th century, a phenomenon celebrated in the Chicago Columbian Exposition of 1893, one of the most spectacular world’s fairs ever held. Witness the historic participation of Antonin Dvořák, and uncover the impact on American music of Dvořák’s residency in the U.S., which produced his symphony entitled From the New World, and pointed toward the creation of a uniquely American musical tradition.