String Quartet in B minor

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:analysis Analyzed in musicology studies
gptkbp:arrangements Arranged for various ensembles
gptkbp:artistic_influence Influenced by earlier composers like Beethoven
gptkbp:artistic_innovation Innovative use of traditional forms
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:critical_reception Highly regarded by music critics
gptkbp:cultural_impact Significant in Russian music history
gptkbp:cultural_significance Reflects post-war sentiments
Represents the struggles of the Soviet era
gptkbp:dedicated_to The victims of World War II
gptkbp:dedication To the memory of the victims of fascism
gptkbp:duration approximately 30 minutes
gptkbp:educational_use Studied in music conservatories
gptkbp:features_song Melancholic and introspective themes
gptkbp:historical_context Composed during the Soviet era
gptkbp:historical_impact Reflects the impact of World War II on society
gptkbp:historical_legacy Continues to influence modern composers.
gptkbp:historical_significance Important work in Shostakovich's oeuvre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label String Quartet in B minor
gptkbp:impact Evokes strong emotional responses
gptkbp:influenced_artists Influenced later composers of string quartets
gptkbp:influenced_by Shostakovich's personal experiences
gptkbp:influences Russian folk music
Influenced contemporary string quartets
gptkbp:inspiration Shostakovich's life events
gptkbp:key B minor
gptkbp:legacy Part of Shostakovich's chamber music repertoire
gptkbp:music_composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:music_style Complex interplay between instruments
Use of dissonance
Subject of numerous academic papers
Sonata form in first movement
Complex harmonies and rhythms
gptkbp:notable_collaborations Collaborated with various musicians for performances
gptkbp:notable_performances gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkbp:notable_performers Performed by the Takács Quartet
gptkbp:notable_quote Frequently quoted in music literature
gptkbp:notable_recordings Performed by the Emerson String Quartet
gptkbp:number_of_movements gptkb:5
gptkbp:opus_number Posthumous
gptkbp:performance Commonly performed in concert halls
Performed in major music festivals
gptkbp:performance_tradition Part of the string quartet repertoire
gptkbp:performed_by Various string quartets worldwide
gptkbp:performed_in gptkb:String_Quartet
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1961
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:DSCH_Publishers
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Melodiya
gptkbp:recordings Available on various classical music labels
gptkbp:second_movement gptkb:Allegretto
gptkb:Allegro
gptkb:Largo
gptkb:Poco_Allegretto
gptkbp:structure Traditional four-movement form
gptkbp:style Modern classical
gptkbp:theme Isolation and despair
gptkbp:year_composed gptkb:1960
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hugo_Wolf
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5