Bartók's String Quartet No. 4

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Takács_Quartet
gptkbp:analysis Often analyzed in musicology
gptkbp:available_formats gptkb:Streaming_services
Sheet music
Vinyl records
C Ds
Digital recordings
gptkbp:characteristics Complex rhythms
Contrapuntal textures
Dissonant harmonies
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Béla_Bartók
gptkbp:critical_reception Highly regarded by critics
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influential in contemporary music
gptkbp:cultural_significance Important work in 20th-century chamber music
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the composer’s friend
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Brussels
gptkbp:form Sonata form
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bartók's String Quartet No. 4
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:György_Ligeti
gptkb:Elliott_Carter
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkbp:influenced_by Eastern European folk traditions
gptkbp:influences gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:inspiration Personal experiences
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:key C major
gptkbp:movement gptkb:5
gptkbp:notable_features Use of silence
Extended techniques
Innovative use of instruments
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Alban_Berg_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkb:Takács_Quartet
gptkbp:performance Challenging for performers
gptkbp:performed_by Many leading string quartets
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1929
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:Universal_Edition
gptkbp:recorded_by Various orchestras
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quartet_No._5
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._6
gptkbp:style Modern classical
gptkbp:year_composed 1928