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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:String_Quartet
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Introspective
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Reflects Soviet era struggles
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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 25 minutes
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:Leningrad
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gptkbp:form
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Sonata form
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Cold War era
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gptkbp:influenced
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String Quartet repertoire
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:Alfred_Schnittke
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:World_War_II
Russian folk music
Personal experiences of the composer
Soviet censorship
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:musician
2 violins
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gptkbp:key
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C major
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gptkbp:mood
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Melancholic
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gptkbp:movement
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gptkb:5
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gptkbp:notable_features
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Complex rhythms
Expressive melodies
Use of motifs
Exploration of tonality
Use of counterpoint
Use of silence
Contrapuntal techniques
Emphasis on rhythm
Use of dissonance
Use of extended techniques
Use of chromaticism
Contrasting sections
Innovative textures
Emotional contrasts
Integration of motifs
Exploration of silence and sound
Use of harmonic tension
Influence of jazz elements
Emphasis on lyricism
Varied dynamics
Use of folk themes
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gptkbp:notable_performers
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gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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gptkb:Doric_String_Quartet
gptkb:Miro_Quartet
gptkb:Takacs_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
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gptkbp:performance
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Chamber music settings
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gptkbp:performed_by
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gptkb:String_Quartet
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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gptkb:1960
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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:Melodiya
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gptkbp:social_structure
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Theme and variations
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gptkbp:style
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Modern classical
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gptkbp:year_composed
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gptkb:1960
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