# Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 ("From the New World")

Hushed muted strings under the famous English horn solo. Total bow control at pp.

## About the excerpt

- **Composer:** Antonín Dvořák

- **Work:** Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 ("From the New World")

- **Movement:** II. Largo (cello & bass accompaniment)

- **Era:** Romantic (c. 1820–1880)

- **Composed:** 1893

- **Key:** Eb

- **Metre:** 4/4

- **Tempo:** Largo approximately 52 BPM

- **Clef:** Bass clef

- **Difficulty:** Comfortable

- **Audition list:** Not a standard excerpt

## Bowing

pppp con sord., barely audible, sustained. Slow, even bow speed.

## Style

You are the cushion under the English horn. Egoless playing.

## Techniques

symphony, pp, lyrical, famous

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Canonical source: https://arcosounds.com/repertoire/cello/dvorak-9-ii