Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 7
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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:String_Quartet
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Takács_Quartet
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| gptkbp:analysis |
Subject to various musicological analyses
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| gptkbp:artistic_influence |
Influenced film scores and contemporary music.
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| gptkbp:audience |
Appeals to both classical and contemporary audiences
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| gptkbp:characteristics |
Introspective and somber
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| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
Generally well-received by critics
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Significant in the context of Russian music history
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
Reflects the impact of World War II
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| gptkbp:dedication |
To the memory of the victims of fascism
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 25 minutes
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| gptkbp:filming_location |
gptkb:Leningrad
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| gptkbp:first_performance |
Performed by the Beethoven Quartet
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| gptkbp:focuses_on |
Studied in music theory and composition courses
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| gptkbp:form |
String quartet form
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Composed during the Cold War era
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 7
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| gptkbp:influenced_artists |
Influenced later 20th-century composers
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Soviet musical traditions
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| gptkbp:influences |
Russian folk music
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
Personal experiences of the composer
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| gptkbp:instrumentation |
2 violins, viola, cello
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Part of the standard string quartet repertoire
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| gptkbp:movement |
gptkb:5
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| gptkbp:music_style |
Use of dissonance and counterpoint
Complex harmonies and rhythms |
| gptkbp:notable_conductors |
Conducted by famous conductors in orchestral settings
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| gptkbp:notable_performance |
Performed by the Borodin Quartet
Often performed by professional string quartets Part of the string quartet canon |
| gptkbp:notable_recordings |
Performed by the Emerson String Quartet
Available on multiple classical music labels |
| gptkbp:performance |
Commonly performed in concert settings
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| gptkbp:premiere_date |
gptkb:1960
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| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
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| gptkbp:record_label |
Released by Deutsche Grammophon
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| gptkbp:related_works |
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._8
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| gptkbp:style |
Modern classical
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| gptkbp:themes |
Isolation and suffering
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| gptkbp:year_composed |
gptkb:1960
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