He was offered a substantial sum of money to become the Director of a new conservatory in New York City; while in

the United States he composed his “American” Quartet and a ninth symphony, entitled “From the New World.”



a. Tchaikovsky
b. Mahler
c. Dvo?ák
d. Brahms
e. Musorgsky


ANSWER: c

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