Martinů's String Quartet No. 1

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:available_formats sheet music
digital recordings
gptkbp:character dynamic
lyrical
rhythmic
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Bohuslav_Martinů
gptkbp:critical_reception performed frequently
well-received by critics
gptkbp:cultural_significance important in Czech music history
gptkbp:dedication to the Czech Quartet
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Prague
gptkbp:historical_context composed during interwar period
reflects Czech national identity
part of Martinů's early works
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Martinů's String Quartet No. 1
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkbp:influenced_by French music
Czech composers
European classical tradition
gptkbp:influences Czech folk music
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
two violins
gptkbp:key D major
gptkbp:movement gptkb:4
gptkbp:notable_features complex rhythms
expressive melodies
contrasting themes
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkb:Prague_String_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings available on various labels
performed by the Emerson String Quartet
performed by the Takács Quartet
performed by the Prague String Quartet
gptkbp:part_of Martinů's chamber music repertoire
gptkbp:performed_by many international quartets
gptkbp:premiere_date 1924
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Editio_Supraphon
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quartet_No._3
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._2
gptkbp:style gptkb:Neoclassicism
gptkbp:year_composed 1924
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Janáček_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5