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String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 ("American")

Antonín Dvořák · 1841–1904 · Czech
For 2 violins, viola, cello
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
MajorLivelyFolkLyricalDanceWell-known

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Ensemble
String quartet
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 26 min
Composed
1893
Era
Late Romantic

Notes

Pentatonic melodies, the viola opens; a favourite of advancing student quartets

About this work

  1. Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Lento
  3. Molto vivace
  4. Finale: vivace ma non troppo
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