Who composed the New World Symphony No. 9?

Who composed the New World Symphony No. 9?

• A. Holst
• B. Dvorak
• C. Mozart
• D. Beethoven

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is recognizing who wrote a famous symphony associated with American ideas and landscapes. The New World Symphony is Antonín Dvořák, specifically Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, subtitled From the New World. He composed it during his time in the United States in the early 1890s, inspired by American scenery and folk songs, and he blended those influences with his own Czech musical language to create a work that evokes a sense of discovery and new horizons. Holst is known for The Planets, not a symphony titled New World. Mozart and Beethoven wrote major symphonies, including Beethoven’s Ninth, but neither is linked to the “New World” idea or title. So the composer most closely associated with the New World Symphony is Dvořák.

The main idea here is recognizing who wrote a famous symphony associated with American ideas and landscapes. The New World Symphony is Antonín Dvořák, specifically Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, subtitled From the New World. He composed it during his time in the United States in the early 1890s, inspired by American scenery and folk songs, and he blended those influences with his own Czech musical language to create a work that evokes a sense of discovery and new horizons.

Holst is known for The Planets, not a symphony titled New World. Mozart and Beethoven wrote major symphonies, including Beethoven’s Ninth, but neither is linked to the “New World” idea or title. So the composer most closely associated with the New World Symphony is Dvořák.