Editing Antonín Dvořák (section)

==== String quintets ====
In 1860, just after he completed his education at the Prague Organ School, Dvořák composed his [[String Quintet No. 1 (Dvořák)|String Quintet No. 1 in A minor]], Op. 1. Two more would follow, of which the [[String Quintet No. 2 (Dvořák)|String Quintet No. 2 in G major]], Op. 77 from early 1875, is noteworthy for the use of a double bass. This quintet was written towards the end of the composer's transitional phase, incorporating a thematic density to his works. This quintet is characterized by delicate operetta style uncommon in his instrumental work.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dodd|first=Mead|title=Dvoràk His Life and Music|publisher=New York|year=1967|pages=58–59}}</ref> The extension of a variation to all section is reminiscent of his symphonic literature.<ref name="Döge 2001"/> It was written for a chamber music competition sponsored by the ''[[Umělecká beseda]]'' (Artistic Circle), where it was unanimously awarded a prize of five [[ducat]]s for the ''"distinction of theme, the technical skill in polyphonic composition, the mastery of form and the knowledge of the instruments"'' displayed.<ref>[[#{{harvid|Clapham|1979a}}|Clapham (1966, reprinted 1969)]], p. 167.</ref> The [[String Quintet No. 3 (Dvořák)|String Quintet No. 3 in E{{music|flat}} major]], Op. 97, with a second viola added, was written near the end of his American period in 1893, when he spent a summer holiday in [[Spillville, Iowa]].