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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:arrangements
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Various arrangements for different ensembles
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gptkbp:artistic_influence
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Significant in 20th-century music history
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gptkbp:audience
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Engaging and thought-provoking
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gptkbp:character
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Melancholic
Playful
Reflective
Lyrical
Contrasting moods
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gptkbp:collaborations
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Collaborated with various musicians
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Generally well-received by critics
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influenced string quartet repertoire
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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References to Russian history
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Represents Shostakovich's late style
Reflects the political climate of the Soviet Union
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gptkbp:dedication
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To the memory of the victims of the Great Terror
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 20 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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Sonata form
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Post-Stalin era
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Represents a turning point in Shostakovich's career
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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String Quartet No. 9
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gptkbp:influenced_artists
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gptkb:Toru_Takemitsu
gptkb:Arvo_Pärt
gptkb:Kaija_Saariaho
gptkb:Caroline_Shaw
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkb:David_Lang
gptkb:Jennifer_Higdon
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkb:Osvaldo_Golijov
gptkb:Contemporary_composers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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Russian folk music
Western classical music traditions
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gptkbp:influences
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Russian folk music
Later string quartets by other composers
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gptkbp:innovation
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Pioneering use of dissonance
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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
String instruments
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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E-flat major
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gptkbp:legacy
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Part of the classical music canon
Continues to be performed worldwide
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gptkbp:movement
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gptkb:5
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gptkbp:music
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Various interpretations by different quartets
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gptkbp:music_style
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Complex rhythms
Use of counterpoint
Diverse and intricate
Innovative and expressive
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gptkbp:notable_features
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Use of silence and pauses
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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gptkb:festival
gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Chamber_Music_Society_of_Lincoln_Center
gptkb:Princeton_University_Concerts
gptkb:International_Shostakovich_Festival
Common in music festivals
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gptkbp:notable_performers
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gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
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gptkbp:notable_production
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gptkb:String_Quartet_No._8
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
Available on various classical music labels
Performed by the Emerson String Quartet
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gptkbp:performance
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Expressive and dynamic
Frequently performed in concert halls
Often performed in chamber music settings
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gptkbp:performed_by
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gptkb:Kronos_Quartet
gptkb:Miro_Quartet
gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet
gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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gptkb:1964
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:DSCH_Publishing
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gptkbp:record_label
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gptkb:Melodiya
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gptkbp:recorded_by
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gptkb:1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:String_Quartet_No._8
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._10
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gptkbp:significance
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Part of Shostakovich's string quartet cycle
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gptkbp:style
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Modern classical
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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Explores themes of suffering and resilience
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gptkbp:theme
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Contradictory emotions
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gptkbp:themes
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Melancholic and ironic
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gptkbp:year_composed
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gptkb:1964
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