{"product_id":"string-quartet-no-12-in-f-major-op-96-american-for-wind-quintet-the-new-york-woodwind-quintet-library-series","title":"String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 (American) for Wind Quintet — The New York Woodwind Quintet Library Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntonin�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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Music Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53476620140862,"sku":"00124645","price":65.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/1396\/9982\/files\/00124645-wl.jpg?v=1778671970","url":"https:\/\/themusiciansclub.net\/products\/string-quartet-no-12-in-f-major-op-96-american-for-wind-quintet-the-new-york-woodwind-quintet-library-series","provider":"The Musicians Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}