String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 41

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Schumann:_String_Quartets
gptkb:the_Schumann_Quartet
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:cultural_significance Reflects the political climate of the time
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the victims of the Great Terror
gptkbp:duration approximately 25 minutes
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:historical_context Composed during Stalin's regime
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op. 41
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Contemporary_composers
Later string quartets by Shostakovich
gptkbp:influenced_by Western classical music
gptkbp:influences Russian folk music
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
2 violins
gptkbp:key A minor
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Allegretto
gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Scherzo
gptkb:4
gptkb:Adagio
gptkbp:notable_features Emotional depth
Use of motifs
Use of silence
Contrapuntal techniques
Rhythmic complexity
Thematic development
Varied textures
Melodic lines
Use of dissonance
Integration of folk elements
Expressive dynamics
Structural innovation
Contrasting moods
gptkbp:notable_performance String quartets
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
gptkb:Takács_Quartet
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet
gptkb:Moscow_String_Quartet
gptkb:St._Petersburg_String_Quartet
gptkbp:premiere_date 1938
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quartet_No._3_in_F_major,_Op._73
String Quartet No. 2 in D major, Op. 68
String Quartet No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 83
gptkbp:style gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:year_composed 1938