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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:musical_composition
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| gptkbp:characteristics |
use of dissonance
contrasting sections frequent changes in tempo |
| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Elliott_Carter
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
generally positive
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| gptkbp:dedication |
to the memory of Charles Ives
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 15 minutes
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| gptkbp:first_performance |
gptkb:Borough
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| gptkbp:genre |
avant-garde music
experimental music contemporary classical music |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Carter Variations
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| gptkbp:influenced |
new music ensembles
postmodern composers |
| gptkbp:influenced_artists |
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:George_Crumb gptkb:David_Lang |
| gptkbp:influences |
12-tone technique
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| gptkbp:inspired_by |
variations form
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| gptkbp:involved_forces |
gptkb:musician
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| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
often studied in music theory courses
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| gptkbp:legacy |
considered a landmark piece
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| gptkbp:notable_features |
polyphony
complex rhythms use of silence |
| gptkbp:notable_performance |
performed by major orchestras
featured in contemporary music festivals |
| gptkbp:notable_recordings |
performed by the New York Philharmonic
performed by the London Sinfonietta performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performed by the San Francisco Symphony performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic available on various albums performed by the Orchestre de Paris performed by the Ensemble Inter Contemporain performed by Peter Serkin performed by Ursula Oppens |
| gptkbp:performance |
requires advanced technique
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| gptkbp:performed_by |
pianists worldwide
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| gptkbp:premiere |
gptkb:1970
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| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:C._F._Peters_Corporation
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| gptkbp:related_works |
gptkb:Carter's_String_Quartet_No._2
gptkb:Carter's_Piano_Sonata |
| gptkbp:significance |
important work in 20th-century music
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| gptkbp:style |
gptkb:church
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| gptkbp:thematic_element |
explores variations on a theme
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| gptkbp:year_composed |
gptkb:1970
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_New_York_City_Ballet
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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