Shostakovich's First String Quartet

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:String_Quartet_No._2_in_F_major,_Op._10
gptkbp:arrangements For various ensembles
gptkbp:character gptkb:Introspective
gptkb:Dramatic
Melancholic
Lyrical
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:cultural_impact Studied in music schools
Performed worldwide
Featured in competitions
Influence on string quartet repertoire
Inspiration for new works
gptkbp:cultural_significance Reflects post-war sentiments
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the victims of the war
gptkbp:duration approximately 25 minutes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shostakovich's First String Quartet
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Contemporary_composers
gptkbp:influenced_by Western classical music
Russian classical music
Soviet Union history
gptkbp:influences Russian folk music
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
2 violins
gptkbp:key D major
gptkbp:movement gptkb:5
gptkbp:notable_features Emotional depth
Complex rhythms
Use of motifs
Contrapuntal techniques
Thematic development
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_products Dynamic contrasts
Use of silence
Harmonic exploration
Structural innovation
Emotional contrasts
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkbp:performed_by International festivals
Chamber orchestras
Professional quartets
University quartets
gptkbp:premiere 1950
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
gptkbp:recorded_by gptkb:Kronos_Quartet
gptkb:Moscow_String_Quartet
gptkb:London_String_Quartet
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quartet_No._3
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._4
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._5
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._2
gptkbp:style Modern classical
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1949