sentences:  Seeking recognition beyond the Prague area, he submitted a score of his First Symphony to a prize competition in Germany, but did not win, and the unreturned manuscript was lost until rediscovered many decades later.In 1874 he made a submission to the Austrian State Prize for Composition, including scores of two further symphonies and other works.Although Dvořák was not aware of it, Johannes Brahms was the leading member of the jury and was highly impressed.