String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart
gptkbp:analysis Often analyzed in music theory courses
gptkbp:character Intense and dramatic
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Ludwig_van_Beethoven
gptkb:Antonín_Dvořák
gptkb:Béla_Bartók
gptkb:Claude_Debussy
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkb:György_Ligeti
gptkb:Arnold_Schoenberg
gptkb:Franz_Schubert
gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkb:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart
gptkb:Johannes_Brahms
gptkbp:cultural_significance Part of the standard chamber music repertoire
gptkbp:dedication gptkb:Joseph_Haydn
gptkbp:duration approximately 25 minutes
gptkbp:form Sonata form
gptkbp:historical_context Composed during the Classical period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K. 421
gptkbp:influenced_by Haydn's string quartets
gptkbp:influences Classical music
gptkbp:inspiration Influenced later composers
gptkbp:instrument String instruments
gptkbp:involved_forces two violins, viola, cello
gptkbp:key D minor
gptkbp:legacy Considered a masterpiece of chamber music
gptkbp:motif Recurring motifs
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Andante
gptkb:Menuetto
gptkb:4
gptkbp:music_style gptkb:Counterpoint
gptkbp:notable_performance Performed by the Alban Berg Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings Performed by the Emerson String Quartet
gptkbp:opus_number gptkb:K._421
gptkbp:performance Traditionally performed in concert settings
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:1785
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1785
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Deutsche_Grammophon
gptkbp:style Classical
gptkbp:themes Contrasting themes
gptkbp:year_composed 1783