Last string quartet by Shostakovich
GPTKB entity
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:String_Quartet
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| gptkbp:characteristics |
Introspective and somber mood
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| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
Highly regarded
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| gptkbp:cultural_aspect |
gptkb:Post-Stalin_Soviet_Union
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influence on modern string quartets
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| gptkbp:dedicated_to |
Memory of friends and colleagues
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| gptkbp:dedication |
To the memory of the victims of the Leningrad siege
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| gptkbp:first_performance |
gptkb:Leningrad
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Cold War era
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Last string quartet by Shostakovich
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| gptkbp:influenced_artists |
gptkb:Contemporary_composers
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Russian folk music
Personal tragedies |
| gptkbp:influences |
Personal experiences
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
Personal loss
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| gptkbp:instruments |
Two violins, viola, cello
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| gptkbp:involved_forces |
gptkb:String_Quartet
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Enduring popularity
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| gptkbp:length |
Approximately 30 minutes
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| gptkbp:music_style |
gptkb:Counterpoint
Motivic development Extended techniques |
| gptkbp:notable_features |
Emotional depth
Complex rhythms Use of motifs Exploration of human experience Cyclic form Use of silence Use of irony Use of dissonance Exploration of mortality Contrapuntal textures Use of chromaticism Emphasis on texture Emotional contrasts Contrasting dynamics Reflection of historical context Fragmentation of themes Harmonic ambiguity Integration of personal elements Use of motifs from earlier works Use of silence as a musical element |
| gptkbp:notable_recordings |
gptkb:Miro_Quartet
gptkb:Belcea_Quartet gptkb:Borodin_Quartet gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet gptkb:Takács_Quartet |
| gptkbp:number_of_movements |
gptkb:5
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| gptkbp:opus_number |
135
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| gptkbp:performed_at |
International music festivals
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| gptkbp:performed_by |
Many renowned quartets
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| gptkbp:performed_in |
Concert halls worldwide
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| gptkbp:premiere_date |
gptkb:1974
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| gptkbp:published_by |
gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
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| gptkbp:recordings |
Multiple interpretations
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| gptkbp:repertoire |
String quartet repertoire
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| gptkbp:significance |
Final work for string quartet
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| gptkbp:style |
Modern classical
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| gptkbp:thematic_element |
Isolation and despair
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| gptkbp:year_composed |
gptkb:1974
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._14
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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