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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:String_Quartet
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| gptkbp:analysis |
frequent use of dissonance
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| gptkbp:arrangements |
for various ensembles
Various ensembles |
| gptkbp:artist |
contrasting moods
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| gptkbp:artistic_influence |
inspired new works in chamber music.
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| gptkbp:audience |
evokes strong emotional responses
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| gptkbp:character |
somber and introspective
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| gptkbp:characteristics |
Contrapuntal writing
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| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Ludwig_van_Beethoven
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich gptkb:Franz_Schubert |
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
widely acclaimed
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
gptkb:post-Stalin_Soviet_Union
influenced Russian music post-1974 |
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
reflects the struggles of the time
Important work in chamber music |
| gptkbp:dedication |
gptkb:None
gptkb:Joseph_Haydn To the memory of the victims of fascism |
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 20 minutes
approximately 30 minutes Approx. 30 minutes |
| gptkbp:examines |
Music theory courses
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| gptkbp:explores |
Human experience
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| gptkbp:filming_location |
gptkb:Vienna
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| gptkbp:first_performance |
Leningrad, 1974
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
varied by different quartets
written during Shostakovich's final years |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
marks the end of Shostakovich's string quartet cycle
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
String Quartet No. 16
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| gptkbp:impact |
profound and moving
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Later composers
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Classical music
Shostakovich's earlier quartets |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:Contemporary_composers
Classical music personal experiences later composers Eastern European folk music |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
Shostakovich's reflections on life and death
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| gptkbp:inspired |
String quartet repertoire
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| gptkbp:involved_forces |
2 violins, viola, cello
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| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
Musicology studies
Harmonic structure |
| gptkbp:is_available_on |
Streaming platforms
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| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Anniversaries of Beethoven
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| gptkbp:is_compared_to |
Earlier quartets by Beethoven
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| gptkbp:is_featured_in |
Classical music playlists
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| gptkbp:is_often_used_in |
Chamber music concerts
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| gptkbp:is_recognized_by |
Music critics
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| gptkbp:key |
C major
F major E-flat minor |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influential in contemporary chamber music
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| gptkbp:movement |
gptkb:Allegretto
gptkb:Allegro gptkb:Andante gptkb:Scherzo gptkb:4 gptkb:5 gptkb:Adagio Vivace Der schwer gefasste Entschluss |
| gptkbp:music_style |
complex and varied
non-traditional structure extended techniques for strings |
| gptkbp:notable_feature |
Use of silence
|
| gptkbp:notable_features |
use of silence
|
| gptkbp:notable_for |
Emotional depth
|
| gptkbp:notable_performance |
Beethoven festivals
often included in chamber music festivals |
| gptkbp:notable_performers |
gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Quartetto_Italiano |
| gptkbp:notable_production |
part of Shostakovich's late works
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| gptkbp:notable_recordings |
gptkb:Kronos_Quartet
gptkb:Quatuor_Ébène gptkb:Miro_Quartet gptkb:Chiaroscuro_Quartet gptkb:Belcea_Quartet gptkb:Borodin_Quartet gptkb:Alban_Berg_Quartet gptkb:Orpheus_Chamber_Orchestra gptkb:Danish_String_Quartet gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet gptkb:Takács_Quartet gptkb:St._Lawrence_String_Quartet gptkb:Juilliard_String_Quartet gptkb:Prazak_Quartet gptkb:Quartetto_Italiano Numerous available on various labels performed by the Emerson String Quartet |
| gptkbp:opus_number |
135
Posthumous |
| gptkbp:part_of |
Western classical canon
Late string quartets of Beethoven |
| gptkbp:performance |
often performed in memorial concerts
requires high technical skill |
| gptkbp:performed_by |
gptkb:String_Quartet
Concert halls String quartets worldwide |
| gptkbp:premiere_date |
gptkb:1974
1827 March 1827 |
| gptkbp:published_by |
gptkb:Peters_Edition
gptkb:DSCH_Publishing Posthumously |
| gptkbp:recorded_by |
gptkb:Various_artists
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| gptkbp:significance |
last string quartet by Shostakovich
Last string quartet by Schubert |
| gptkbp:social_structure |
five movements
|
| gptkbp:style |
Classical
Romantic modern classical |
| gptkbp:thematic_element |
exploration of mortality
personal and political themes |
| gptkbp:theme |
Philosophical themes
isolation and despair |
| gptkbp:year_composed |
gptkb:1974
1826 |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ludwig_van_Beethoven
gptkb:Beethoven |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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