String Quartet by Anton Webern

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:characteristics Atonality
Complex rhythms
Use of silence
Innovative use of timbre
Sparse textures
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Anton_Webern
gptkbp:cultural_significance Important work in 20th-century music
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of Arnold Schoenberg
gptkbp:duration approximately 15 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:form Through-composed
gptkbp:genre gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:historical_context Post-World War I music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet by Anton Webern
gptkbp:influenced Modern classical music
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:György_Ligeti
gptkb:Elliott_Carter
gptkb:Karlheinz_Stockhausen
gptkb:Pierre_Boulez
gptkb:Luigi_Nono
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Berg_and_Schoenberg
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Second_Viennese_School
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
2 violins
gptkbp:key D minor
gptkbp:movement gptkb:5
gptkbp:notable_features Emotional depth
Use of microtones
Contrapuntal techniques
Emphasis on color
Use of silence and space
Structural innovation
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Alban_Berg_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Webern:_Complete_Works
gptkbp:notable_work Analyzed in musicology studies
Considered a landmark in modern music
Discussed in contemporary music theory
Examined for its serial techniques
gptkbp:part_of Webern's chamber works
gptkbp:performed_by Chamber music ensembles
International festivals
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1932
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Universal_Edition
gptkbp:recorded_by gptkb:Various_artists
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Five_Pieces_for_Orchestra
gptkbp:style Serialism
gptkbp:year_composed 1931
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alban_Berg_Quartet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5