This quartet was premiered in Prague in December 1878 by an ad hoc string quartet. The work is divided into four movements:
1. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Adagio cantabile
3. Allegro scherzando
4. Allegro ma non troppo
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
String Quartet No. 7 in A minor, Op. 16 was written by Antonín Dvořák.
Antonín Dvořák released String Quartet No. 7 in A minor, Op. 16 on Sun Dec 29 1878.