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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:String_Quartet
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Philip_Glass
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gptkbp:analysis
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Often analyzed for its emotional depth
Discussed in musicology literature
Examined for its structural innovation
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Introspective
Melancholic
Reflective
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Represents Shostakovich's late style
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gptkbp:dedication
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To the memory of the victims of fascism
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 30 minutes
approximately 25 minutes
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:Leningrad
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gptkbp:form
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Theme and variations
Sonata form
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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String Quartet No. 7
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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Various contemporary composers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:influences
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Russian folk music
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Personal experiences of the composer
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:musician
2 violins
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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2 violins, viola, cello
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gptkbp:key
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C major
E-flat major
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gptkbp:movement
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gptkb:Allegretto
gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Lento
gptkb:5
gptkb:Adagio
2. Allegro
4. Allegro
3. Largo
1. Allegretto
5. Adagio
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gptkbp:notable_features
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expressive and somber mood
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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Common in chamber music repertoire
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gptkbp:notable_performers
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gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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gptkb:Miro_Quartet
gptkb:Belcea_Quartet
gptkb:Takacs_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
Available on multiple labels
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:1960
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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gptkb:1960
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
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gptkbp:recorded_by
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gptkb:Various_artists
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:String_Quartet_No._8
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._12
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._10
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._9
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._11
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gptkbp:significance
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Reflects Shostakovich's late style
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gptkbp:style
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Modern classical
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gptkbp:year_composed
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gptkb:1960
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