gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:musical_composition
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gptkbp:arrangements
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gptkb:orchestra
originally for string quartet
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Samuel_Barber
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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widely used in films and television
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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frequently arranged for various ensembles
often used in film and television
widely performed in memorials
considered a staple of American classical music
evokes deep emotion
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gptkbp:dedication
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dedicated to the memory of a friend
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 8 minutes
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gptkbp:first_performance
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at the 1938 premiere of Barber's String Quartet
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gptkbp:form
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ternary form
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:classical
classical music
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gptkbp:has_written
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gptkb:String_Quartet
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Barber's Adagio for Strings
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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Romantic music
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gptkbp:influences
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film scores
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gptkbp:instrumentation
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gptkb:orchestra
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gptkbp:instruments
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violins
cellos
double basses
violas
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gptkbp:is_famous_for
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used in the film ' Platoon'
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gptkbp:is_popular_in
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gptkb:The_Elephant_Man_(film)
Platoon (film)
The Simpsons (TV series)
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gptkbp:key
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B minor
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gptkbp:notable_performances
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gptkb:John_F._Kennedy's_funeral
9/11 memorials
performed at the funeral of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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gptkb:Riccardo_Muti
gptkb:David_Zinman
gptkb:André_Previn
gptkb:Gustavo_Dudamel
gptkb:Michael_Tilson_Thomas
gptkb:Daniel_Barenboim
gptkb:Simon_Rattle
gptkb:Marin_Alsop
gptkb:Zubin_Mehta
gptkb:Bernstein
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gptkbp:premiere
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1938
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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1938
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gptkbp:record_label
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gptkb:RCA_Victor
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gptkbp:recordings
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numerous recordings exist
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gptkbp:style
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lyrical and emotional
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gptkbp:time_signature
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4/4
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gptkbp:year_composed
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1936
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Barber's_Cello_Concerto
gptkb:Adagio_for_Strings
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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