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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:orchestra
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Leningrad_Philharmonic
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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gptkb:significant
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gptkbp:dedication
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to the victims of fascism
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 40 minutes
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:Moscow
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gptkbp:historical_context
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during World War II
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Shostakovich's Eighth Symphony
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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Russian folk music
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:inspiration
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personal experiences of war
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:musician
gptkb:harp
brass
strings
percussion
flute
bass clarinet
timpani
oboe
woodwinds
bassoon
celesta
contrabassoon
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gptkbp:key
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C minor
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gptkbp:members
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symphony orchestras
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gptkbp:mood
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dark and somber
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gptkbp:movement
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gptkb:Allegretto
gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Allegro_non_troppo
gptkb:Lento
gptkb:4
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gptkbp:music_style
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counterpoint
sonata form
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gptkbp:notable_conductors
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gptkb:Bernstein
gptkb:Yevgeny_Mravinsky
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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various international festivals
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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numerous
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gptkbp:opus_number
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Op. 65
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gptkbp:orchestration
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gptkb:orchestra
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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1943
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gptkbp:related_works
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Shostakovich's other symphonies
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gptkbp:style
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modern classical
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gptkbp:themes
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sorrow and tragedy
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