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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:musical_composition
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Franz_Liszt
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gptkbp:associated_with
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avant-garde music
post-serialism
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gptkbp:characteristics
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complex rhythms
dynamic contrasts
virtuosic passages
dissonant harmonies
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Pierre_Boulez
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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generally positive
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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important work in contemporary classical repertoire
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gptkbp:dedication
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to the memory of Igor Stravinsky
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 15 minutes
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:New_York
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gptkbp:form
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variations
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gptkbp:genre
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classical music
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Piano Variations on a Theme by Boulez
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:Alfred_Schnittke
gptkb:Louis_Andriessen
gptkb:Helmut_Lachenmann
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gptkbp:influences
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12-tone technique
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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a theme by Igor Stravinsky
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gptkbp:instrumentation
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gptkb:musician
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gptkbp:notable_features
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thematic development
use of silence
contrapuntal textures
exploration of timbre
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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performed by many renowned pianists
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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recorded by Pierre-Laurent Aimard
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gptkbp:part_of
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Boulez's larger body of work
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gptkbp:performance
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requires advanced technique
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gptkbp:performed_by
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gptkb:Royal_Concertgebouw_Orchestra
gptkb:Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkb:Los_Angeles_Philharmonic
gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkb:Berlin_Philharmonic
gptkb:Cleveland_Orchestra
gptkb:Orchestre_de_Paris
gptkb:San_Francisco_Symphony
gptkb:Vienna_Philharmonic
gptkb:London_Symphony_Orchestra
major music festivals
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:1957
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Editions_Durand
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gptkbp:related_works
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Piano Sonata No. 1 by Pierre Boulez
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:modernism
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