Carter's String Quartet No. 2
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:String_Quartet
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Carter_Variations
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| gptkbp:characteristics |
Complex rhythms.
Contrapuntal textures. Dissonance. Extended techniques. Varied dynamics. |
| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Elliott_Carter
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
Highly acclaimed.
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Analyzed in musicology studies.
Featured in contemporary music programs. Influenced educational materials. Influenced modern string quartets. Part of the standard repertoire. Performed by leading string quartets. Recorded by various ensembles. Regularly performed in concert halls. Respected in academic circles. Studied in music composition courses. |
| gptkbp:dedication |
To the Juilliard String Quartet
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 20 minutes
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| gptkbp:filming_location |
gptkb:Borough
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Carter's String Quartet No. 2
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Contemporary chamber music.
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| gptkbp:influenced_artists |
John Adams.
David Lang. George Crumb. Philip Glass. |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
American avant-garde music.
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| gptkbp:influences |
12-tone technique
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| gptkbp:instrument |
gptkb:musician
2 violins |
| gptkbp:movement |
gptkb:4
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| gptkbp:notable_features |
Use of silence.
Emphasis on individual voices. Innovative use of form. Polyrhythms. Use of microtones. |
| gptkbp:notable_performers |
gptkb:Juilliard_String_Quartet
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| gptkbp:notable_recordings |
Available on various classical music labels.
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| gptkbp:performed_by |
Various music festivals.
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| gptkbp:premiere_date |
gptkb:1960
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| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:C._F._Peters_Corporation
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| gptkbp:related_works |
String Quartet No. 1.
String Quartet No. 3. |
| gptkbp:significance |
Important work in 20th-century chamber music.
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| gptkbp:style |
Modern classical
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| gptkbp:year_composed |
gptkb:1959
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