Dumky, the plural form of dumka, is a term introduced into Slavic languages from the Ukrainian. Originally, it is the diminutive form of the term Duma, plural dumy, which refers to epic ballads, specifically a song or lament of captive people. [page needed] During the nineteenth century, composers from other Slavic countries began using the duma as a classical form used to indicate a brooding, introspective composition with cheerful sections interspersed within. Dvořák used the dumka form in several other compositions, including his Dumka for Solo Piano, Op. 35; Slavonic Dance No. 2; String Sextet; and his Piano Quintet, Op. 81

Date of composition 1891
Premiered 1891, April 11th in Prague, Czech Republic
First published 1894 in Berlin, Germany
Type Piano Trio
Tonality E Minor
Catalogue Op. 90
Approx. duration 30 minutes
Instruments Violin
Cello
Piano
Autotranslations beta Antonín Dvořák: Trio pour piano n°4 en mi mineur, Op. 90
Antonín Dvořák: Trio per pianoforte n. 4 in mi minore, Op. 90
Antonín Dvořák: Trio Nr. 4 für Klavier e-moll, Op. 90