9DE01194-F2F5-4F37-8EB5-01887D55AAF0
| ID | 9DE01194-F2F5-4F37-8EB5-01887D55AAF0 |
|---|---|
| Titlecode | SU781 |
| Title Name | Dvorak String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 "American" for Woodwind Quintet |
| Marketing Copy | Antonin Dvorak composed the quartet in F Major, op. 96 “The American” in the summer of 1893 during his summer vacation in Spillvale, Iowa. From 1892-1895, Dvorak served as director of the National Conservatory of Music in NYC. He had been interested in “American Music” and felt that Native American and Afro-American music could inspire an “American Music” distinct from European influences. He was inspired by (Henry Thacker) Harry Burleigh, his student in New York and one of the first Afro-American composers. While it is impossible to know why Georges Barrere chose Dvorak’s F Major Quartet to transcribe for Woodwind Quintet, we may easily hazard several guesses. Firstly, it was a work much beloved by the public and very respected by professional musicians. As an immigrant himself, Barrere could easily sympathize with Dvorak’s desire to create a distinctly American work. A work in the key of F Major, it lent itself easily to wind transcription. While known as the Barrere transcription, it turns out that Samuel Baron, one of Barrere’s most famous students and a long time member of the New York Woodwind Quintet, who has to his credit a long list of wonderful transcriptions for woodwind quintet, played a significant role in the transcription. |
| Instrumentation | Woodwind Quintet |
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| Title Brand | 4 |
| Year Composed | 2014 |
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| Duration | 25 |
| Ensemble Size | 5 |
| Date Created | 2013-10-14 20:30:22.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:30:22 |
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| Title Category | 13 |
| Title Movements | (not set) |
| Title Grade | 9 |
| Set Series ID | D8CE30F3-B065-4685-48A8-08DB00B0FAFD |
| Title Instrument Category Text | Woodwind Duo & Ensemble |
| Title Sub Category Text | (not set) |
| Title Sub Category | 77 |
| Title Instrument Header | 103 |
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