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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:String_Quartet
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:String_Quartet_No._3_in_D_minor
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._7_in_D_minor
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gptkbp:characteristics
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Emotional depth
Use of motifs
Melancholic themes
Contrasting dynamics
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Reflects Shostakovich's personal struggles
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gptkbp:dedicated_to
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Victims of war
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gptkbp:dedication
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To the victims of fascism and war
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 25 minutes
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gptkbp:filming_location
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gptkb:Leningrad
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Reflects the political climate of the time
Part of Shostakovich's legacy
Composed during the Cold War
Response to personal trauma
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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String Quartet No. 8 in C minor
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gptkbp:influenced
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Later composers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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Russian folk music
Classical music traditions
Personal experiences of oppression
Modernist movements
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:instrument
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gptkb:Viola
Cello
Two violins
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gptkbp:key
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C minor
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gptkbp:movement
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gptkb:Allegretto
gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Largo
gptkb:5
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gptkbp:notable_features
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Dissonance
Use of silence
Contrapuntal textures
Emotional contrasts
Repetition of themes
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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Performed by the Borodin Quartet
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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Multiple recordings available
Released by Deutsche Grammophon
Released by Chandos Records
Released by Harmonia Mundi
Released by Naxos Records
Released by Sony Classical
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Shostakovich's_string_quartets
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gptkbp:performed_by
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gptkb:Kronos_Quartet
gptkb:Doric_String_Quartet
gptkb:Miro_Quartet
gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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gptkb:1960
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gptkbp:social_structure
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Five movements
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:orchestra
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gptkbp:year_composed
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gptkb:1960
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