For Saxophone Quartet (SATB), Ddvanced. Duration  - 4:45

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In the summer of 1893 Antonín Dvořák vacationed in the small city of Spillville, Iowa, as a respite from his busy conducting post in hectic New York City. Dvořák said of his family’s time in Spillville, “we like it very much here”. It was then that he composed his String Quartet No.12, reflecting the peace and beauty of the Midwestern countryside. 

This saxophone quartet arrangement is the fourth and final movement, inspired by the Czech composer’s train rides through rural America. The chugging of the train can be heard in the movement’s rhythmic energy.