Copland: String Quartets

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:available_formats sheet music
digital recordings
gptkbp:characteristics rhythmic complexity
lyrical melodies
harmonic innovation
contrapuntal textures
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Aaron_Copland
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_significance represents American identity
gptkbp:dedication to the Juilliard String Quartet
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 minutes
gptkbp:featured_in music education programs
gptkbp:genre gptkb:chamber_music
gptkbp:historical_context post-World War II America
development of American classical music
gptkbp:influenced contemporary chamber music
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:David_Amram
gptkb:Samuel_Adler
gptkbp:influenced_by jazz elements
European classical traditions
gptkbp:influences American folk music
gptkbp:inspired_by American culture
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:viola
gptkb:cello
two violins
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in music theory studies
gptkbp:is_celebrated_for its emotional depth
its technical demands
its cultural relevance
gptkbp:notable_performances by the Emerson String Quartet
by the Kronos Quartet
by the Tokyo String Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings performed by the Juilliard String Quartet
gptkbp:number_of_movements four
gptkbp:part_of American music canon
gptkbp:performed_at chamber music festivals
gptkbp:performed_by various string quartets
gptkbp:performed_in music festivals
concert halls
gptkbp:performers gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:premiere 1951
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Boosey_&_Hawkes
gptkbp:recognized_by music critics
music scholars
gptkbp:related_works Copland's other chamber works
gptkbp:repertoire string quartet literature
gptkbp:second_movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Andante
gptkb:Scherzo
Allegro molto
gptkbp:style modern classical
gptkbp:year_composed 1950
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Juilliard_String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5