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String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 (American) for Wind Quintet:

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.

Details

Publisher: Southern Music Company
Publisher Code: SU781
Publication Date: 12/2013
Credits: Dvorak/arr. George Barrere/Samuel Baron
Length: 12.00 in.
Width: 9.00 in.
Series: Southern Music Woodwind
Format: Score and Parts
ISBN: 1581061706
Voicing: Score & Parts