String Quartet No. 5 in A major
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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:String_Quartet
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Vienna_String_Quartet
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| gptkbp:characteristics |
Emotional depth.
Complex harmonies. Contrasting themes. Use of dissonance. |
| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced many contemporary composers.
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| gptkbp:dedicated_to |
The victims of World War II.
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| gptkbp:dedication |
To the memory of the victims of fascism
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 30 minutes
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| gptkbp:filming_location |
gptkb:Leningrad
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Composed during the Stalin era.
Part of Shostakovich's response to political oppression. Reflects the struggles of the time. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
String Quartet No. 5 in A major
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| gptkbp:influenced_artists |
Many 20th-century composers.
Contemporary classical composers. |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Personal experiences of the composer.
Soviet musical traditions. |
| gptkbp:influences |
Russian folk music
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| gptkbp:instrument |
gptkb:Viola
Cello Two violins |
| gptkbp:is_recognized_by |
Music critics.
Classical music enthusiasts. Academics in musicology. |
| gptkbp:key |
A major
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| gptkbp:movement |
gptkb:Allegretto
gptkb:Allegro gptkb:Andante gptkb:Scherzo gptkb:5 gptkb:Adagio |
| gptkbp:notable_features |
Dynamic contrasts.
Rhythmic complexity. Emotional contrasts. Innovative structure. Use of motifs. |
| gptkbp:notable_performance |
gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
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| gptkbp:notable_recordings |
Available on various classical music labels.
Performed by the Borodin Quartet. Performed by the Emerson String Quartet. Performed by the St. Petersburg Quartet. Performed by the Takács Quartet. Performed by the Tokyo String Quartet. |
| gptkbp:part_of |
Shostakovich's string quartets.
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| gptkbp:performed_by |
gptkb:String_Quartet
International music festivals. Various string quartets worldwide. |
| gptkbp:premiere_date |
1953
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| gptkbp:published_by |
DSCH Publishers.
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| gptkbp:repertoire |
Standard repertoire for string quartets.
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| gptkbp:significance |
Part of Shostakovich's string quartet cycle.
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| gptkbp:style |
Modern classical
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| gptkbp:year_composed |
gptkb:1952
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