▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Czech ▁music . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁sym ph onic ▁cycle ▁M á ▁v last ▁(" My ▁Hom eland "), ▁which ▁port ray s ▁the ▁history , ▁leg ends ▁and ▁landscape ▁of ▁his ▁native ▁land . ▁ ▁Anton ín ▁D vo ř ák ▁ ▁After ▁S met ana , ▁Anton ín ▁D vo ř ák ▁( 1 8 4 1 – 1 9 0 4 ) ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁Czech ▁composer ▁to ▁achieve ▁world wide ▁recognition . ▁Following ▁S met ana ' s ▁national ist ▁example , ▁D vo ř ák ▁frequently ▁employed ▁aspects , ▁specifically ▁rh yth ms , ▁of ▁the ▁folk ▁music ▁of ▁Mor avia ▁and ▁his ▁native ▁Boh emia . ▁D vo ř ák ' s ▁own ▁style ▁creates ▁a ▁national ▁id iom ▁by ▁bl ending ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁classical ▁sym ph onic ▁tradition ▁and ▁extr aneous ▁popular ▁musical ▁trad itions , ▁absor bing ▁folk ▁influ ences ▁and ▁finding ▁effective ▁ways ▁of ▁using ▁them . ▁D vo ř ák ▁also ▁wrote ▁nine ▁oper as , ▁which , ▁other ▁than ▁his ▁first , ▁have ▁libre tt os ▁in ▁Czech ▁and ▁were ▁intended ▁to ▁convey ▁Czech ▁national ▁spirit , ▁as ▁were ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁ch oral ▁works . ▁ ▁Leo š ▁Jan á č ek ▁ ▁Leo š ▁Jan á č ek ▁( 1 8 5 4 – 1 9 2 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Czech ▁composer , ▁musical ▁the or ist , ▁folk lor ist , ▁public ist ▁and ▁teacher . ▁ ▁Boh us lav ▁Martin