The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
musical composition
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
arrangements for different ensembles
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| gptkbp:artist |
expressive and poignant
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
Austrian_music_tradition
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| gptkbp:basedOn |
poem_by_Stefan_George
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| gptkbp:built |
1908
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| gptkbp:characteristics |
complex harmonies
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| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Arnold_Schoenberg
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| gptkbp:conducts |
gptkb:Leonard_Bernstein
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
mixed reviews at premiere
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influenced visual arts
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
still performed today
important work in early 20th-century music |
| gptkbp:dedication |
to the memory of a friend
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 20 minutes
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| gptkbp:festivals |
Aldeburgh Festival
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| gptkbp:formFactor |
song cycle
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| gptkbp:genre |
Lieder cycle
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
subject of musicological studies
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
reflects early modernist trends
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15
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| gptkbp:impact |
German_Romanticism
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Richard_Wagner
Impressionism inspired later 20th-century composers |
| gptkbp:influences |
Expressionism
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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| gptkbp:instrument |
voice and piano
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| gptkbp:involved |
soprano or tenor
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| gptkbp:language |
German
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| gptkbp:movement |
3
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| gptkbp:musicStyle |
through-composed
use of dissonance |
| gptkbp:notable_performers |
gptkb:Dietrich_Fischer-Dieskau
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Theodor_W._Adorno
performed in original language |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Vienna_State_Opera
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| gptkbp:performance |
requires skilled interpretation
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| gptkbp:performedBy |
1950s
chamber ensembles concert halls worldwide major music festivals |
| gptkbp:premiere |
1918
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| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Universal_Edition
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| gptkbp:recordings |
by various artists
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| gptkbp:recordLabel |
Deutsche Grammophon
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
Pierrot Lunaire
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| gptkbp:style |
atonal
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| gptkbp:thematicElement |
love and longing
nature and beauty |