After graduating from the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music, this composer was appointed professor of harmony
and musical composition at the newly formed Moscow Conservatory. Before long, however, two patrons—awealthy,
music-loving widow and the tsar of Russia—providedhim with a steady income and this secure financial backing allowed
him to travel extensively in Europe and America.
a. Dvo?ák
b. Tchaikovsky
c. Liszt
d. Verdi
e. Musorgsky
ANSWER: b
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