| 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 | 
| View on IMSLP |  | 
| Code |  | 
| Title click for details | Metronome | Key | Measures | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro ma non troppo | — | — | — | 
| Lento | — | — | — | 
| Molto vivace — Trio | — | — | — | 
| Finale. Vivace ma non troppo | — | — | — | 
| 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 | 
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1894 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (clean) · view | 
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1894 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view | 
| view | Complete | — | Editio Supraphon | 1955 | Complete Parts · view | 
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view | 
| 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 · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe/English Horn 2 · view Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Double Bass · view | 
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano | — | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view Cello · view | 
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | N. Simrock | 1894 | Complete Score · view | 
| Details | Performers | Files | 
|---|---|---|
| view | Borromeo String Quartet (string quartet) | Complete Performance · file | 
| view | 1. Allegro ma non troppo · file 2. Lento · file 3. Molto vivace · file 4. Finale. Vivace ma non troppo · file | |
| view | Budapest String Quartet (performer) | 1. Allegro ma non troppo · file 2. Lento · file 3. Molto vivace · file 4. ''Finale''. Allegro assai · file | 
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