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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:String_Quartet
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gptkbp:associated_with
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Late 20th-century classical music
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gptkbp:characteristics
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Intense emotional depth
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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With various string quartets
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Highly regarded by critics
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Reflects the composer’s late style
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gptkbp:dedication
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To the memory of the victims of fascism
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 30 minutes
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Composed during a time of personal crisis
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gptkbp:historical_interpretation
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Performed by the Takács Quartet
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Contemporary_composers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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Soviet history
Personal experiences of the composer
Personal tragedies
World War II experiences
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gptkbp:influences
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Russian folk music
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gptkbp:instruments
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gptkb:viola
gptkb:cello
2 violins
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gptkbp:is_analyzed_in
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For its emotional complexity
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gptkbp:is_often_featured_in
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In concert programs
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gptkbp:is_often_used_in
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In educational settings
In chamber music festivals
In string quartet repertoire
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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In musicology courses
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gptkbp:key
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E-flat minor
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influential in chamber music repertoire
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gptkbp:music_style
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Use of dissonance
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gptkbp:narrative_theme
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Loss and memory
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gptkbp:notable_features
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Use of motifs
Use of silence
Contrapuntal textures
Emphasis on introspection
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gptkbp:notable_performers
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gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:The_Tokyo_String_Quartet
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gptkbp:notable_production
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Part of Shostakovich's final works
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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gptkb:Shostakovich:_The_Complete_String_Quartets
Performed by the Alban Berg Quartet
Performed by the St. Petersburg Quartet
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gptkbp:number_of_movements
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gptkb:5
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Shostakovich's_string_quartets
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gptkbp:performed_at
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International festivals
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gptkbp:performed_by
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gptkb:Miro_Quartet
gptkb:The_Juilliard_String_Quartet
Various string quartets
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gptkbp:performed_in
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gptkb:String_Quartet
Concert halls worldwide
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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gptkb:1974
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
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gptkbp:recorded_by
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gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
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gptkbp:second_movement
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gptkb:Allegretto
gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Largo
gptkb:Lento
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gptkbp:style
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Modern classical
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gptkbp:year_composed
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gptkb:1974
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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