Composition: String Quartet No. 12, Op. 96 (Dvořák, Antonín)
| Title | String Quartet No. 12 |
| Alternative title | American |
| Creators | Antonín Dvořák (composer) |
| Opus | Op.96 |
| Instrumentation | 2 violins, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | F major |
| Composed | 1893 |
| First published | 1894 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1500 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Quartets |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro ma non troppo | — | — | — |
| Lento | — | — | — |
| Molto vivace — Trio | — | — | — |
| Finale. Vivace ma non troppo | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and double bass 2 flutes, oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and double bass |
Arie van Hoek |
| view | Complete | violin, cello and piano | Jan Sielemann |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Paul Klengel |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1894 | Complete Score Complete Score (clean) |
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1894 | Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Complete | — | Editio Supraphon | 1955 | Complete Parts |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and double bass 2 flutes, oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and double bass |
Arie van Hoek | 2015 | Complete Score Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe 1 Oboe/English Horn 2 Clarinet 1 (B) Clarinet 2 (B) Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Horn 1 (F) Horn 2 (F) Double Bass |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
— | — | Complete Score Violin Cello |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
N. Simrock | 1894 | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| view | Borromeo String Quartet (string quartet) | Complete Performance |
| view | 1. Allegro ma non troppo 2. Lento 3. Molto vivace 4. Finale. Vivace ma non troppo |
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| view | Budapest String Quartet (performer) | 1. Allegro ma non troppo 2. Lento 3. Molto vivace 4. ''Finale''. Allegro assai |
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