String Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 138
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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:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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| gptkbp:characteristics |
complex harmonies
emotional depth rhythmic complexity thematic development use of motifs dramatic contrasts use of silence use of dissonance use of extended techniques influence on later composers use of harmonics lyrical passages contrapuntal textures expressive dynamics exploration of timbre emotional contrasts integration of folk elements exploration of personal themes exploration of silence and space emphasis on individual instruments frequent use of pizzicato use of motifs from previous quartets |
| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
reflects Shostakovich's personal struggles
explores themes of loss and memory represents the Soviet era |
| gptkbp:dedication |
To the memory of the victims of fascism
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 30 minutes
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| gptkbp:first_performance |
gptkb:Leningrad
December 1970 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
String Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor, Op. 138
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Western classical music
Soviet composers |
| gptkbp:influences |
Russian folk music
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| gptkbp:involved_forces |
gptkb:musician
two violins |
| gptkbp:is_noted_for |
its introspective nature
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| gptkbp:key |
B flat minor
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| gptkbp:movement |
gptkb:5
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| gptkbp:notable_conductors |
gptkb:Rostislav_Dubinsky
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| gptkbp:notable_performance |
gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet |
| gptkbp:notable_recordings |
gptkb:Deutsche_Grammophon
gptkb:Melodiya gptkb:Naxos Chandos |
| gptkbp:premiere_date |
gptkb:1970
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| gptkbp:premiered_on |
gptkb:1970
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| gptkbp:related_works |
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._14_in_F_sharp_minor,_Op._135
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._12_in_D_flat_major,_Op._133 |
| gptkbp:style |
modern classical
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| gptkbp:year_composed |
gptkb:1970
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