String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, "American"
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String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, "American" is a celebrated chamber work by Antonín Dvořák, composed during his stay in the United States and noted for its incorporation of American folk and spiritual influences within a classical string quartet form.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 "American" | 1 |
| String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, "American" canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber music composition
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string quartet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | American Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 25–30 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 96 ⓘ |
| composer | Antonín Dvořák NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| countryOfComposition | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1893 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Josef Kovařík (copyist and friend, associated with work) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1894-01-01 (approximate, year 1894) ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Boston, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic music
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string quartet ⓘ |
| inCatalogue | B. 179 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African American spirituals
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American folk music ⓘ Native American music (stylized) ⓘ |
| key | F major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Allegro ma non troppo
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II. Lento ⓘ III. Molto vivace ⓘ IV. Finale: Vivace ma non troppo ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| nickname | American ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
evocation of American landscape and idioms
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prominent use of viola and cello lines ⓘ use of pentatonic melodies ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Budapest String Quartet recording (20th century)
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Emerson String Quartet recording ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| partOf | Dvořák string quartets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | Dvořák's American period ⓘ |
| placeComposed | Spillville, Iowa, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Simrock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reception |
considered one of Dvořák's most popular chamber works
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standard repertoire piece for string quartets ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97
NERFINISHED
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Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
cello
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two violins ⓘ viola ⓘ |
| structure | four-movement classical string quartet form ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic ⓘ |
| title | String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Romantic era ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | Dvořák's directorship of the National Conservatory of Music of America ⓘ |
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String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 "American"