sentences:  It was written for a chamber music competition sponsored by the "Umělecká beseda" (Artistic Circle), where it was unanimously awarded the prize of five ducats for the ""distinction of theme, the technical skill in polyphonic composition, the mastery of form and the knowledge of the instruments"" displayed.The String Quintet No.3 in E major, Op.97, with a second viola added, was written near the end of his output for chamber ensemble during his American period in 1893, when he spent a summer holiday in Spillville, Iowa.