String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 ' American'
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:String_Quartet
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| gptkbp:arrangements |
Various arrangements exist
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| gptkbp:characteristics |
Lively and rhythmic
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| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Antonín_Dvořák
Many orchestras include it in their repertoire |
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
Generally positive reviews
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
European classical tradition
Influenced American classical music |
| gptkbp:cultural_references |
Referenced in popular culture
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
Represents Dvořák's American experience
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| gptkbp:dedication |
To the New World
To the American people |
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 30 minutes
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| gptkbp:filming_location |
gptkb:Carnegie_Hall
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Composed during Dvořák's stay in the USA
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 ' American'
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Subsequent composers
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| gptkbp:influenced_artists |
gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:Aaron_Copland gptkb:Samuel_Barber gptkb:George_Gershwin gptkb:Bernstein |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
African American spirituals
Antonín Dvořák's time in the United States |
| gptkbp:influences |
American folk music
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
Dvořák's time in the United States
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| gptkbp:instrument |
gptkb:musician
2 violins |
| gptkbp:involved_forces |
2 violins, viola, cello
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| gptkbp:key |
F major
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| gptkbp:legacy |
A staple of the chamber music repertoire
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| gptkbp:movement |
gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Lento gptkb:4 Scherzo: Molto vivace Finale: Vivace ma non troppo |
| gptkbp:music_style |
gptkb:String_Quartet
Use of counterpoint Analyzed in music theory courses |
| gptkbp:notable_conductors |
Conductors often lead performances of this work
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| gptkbp:notable_features |
Use of syncopation
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| gptkbp:notable_performance |
Performed by the Juilliard String Quartet
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| gptkbp:notable_performers |
gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet gptkb:Takács_Quartet gptkb:Juilliard_String_Quartet |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
Often quoted in music literature
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| gptkbp:notable_recordings |
gptkb:Deutsche_Grammophon
gptkb:Hyperion gptkb:Naxos Multiple recordings available Chandos Performed by the Emerson String Quartet Emerson String Quartet recording Juilliard String Quartet recording Borodin Quartet recording Takács Quartet recording Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center recording |
| gptkbp:opus_number |
96
Op. 96 |
| gptkbp:performed_by |
approximately 25 minutes
Numerous music festivals Chamber orchestras String quartets Various string quartets |
| gptkbp:premiere_date |
1893
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| gptkbp:published_by |
1894
Simrock |
| gptkbp:published_year |
1894
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| gptkbp:related_works |
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._13_in_G_major,_Op._106
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._11_in_C_major,_Op._61 gptkb:String_Quartet_No._11_in_C_minor,_Op._61 |
| gptkbp:significance |
One of Dvořák's most popular quartets
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| gptkbp:style |
Late Romantic
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| gptkbp:thematic_element |
Themes of nature and American landscapes
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| gptkbp:year_composed |
1893
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Antonín_Dvořák
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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