The String Quartet No. 12, Op. 45
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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:String_Quartet
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| gptkbp:characteristics |
Complex harmonies
Dramatic contrasts Use of silence Intense emotional expression Contrapuntal textures |
| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
Influenced later composers
Studied in musicology courses Analyzed in music theory Performed in educational settings Part of Shostakovich's string quartet cycle Explores themes of loss and memory Reflects historical context of the time Represents Shostakovich's late style Featured in documentaries about Shostakovich Part of the repertoire for string quartets Represents the evolution of string quartet music |
| gptkbp:dedication |
To the memory of the victims of fascism
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 30 minutes
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| gptkbp:first_performance |
gptkb:Leningrad
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The String Quartet No. 12, Op. 45
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Shostakovich's personal experiences
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| gptkbp:influences |
Western classical music
Soviet culture Russian folk music |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:key |
D minor
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| gptkbp:movement |
gptkb:5
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| gptkbp:notable_performance |
gptkb:String_Quartet
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| gptkbp:notable_recordings |
gptkb:Borodin_Quartet
gptkb:Tokyo_String_Quartet gptkb:Emerson_String_Quartet |
| gptkbp:performed_by |
International festivals
Chamber music concerts Amateur string quartets Professional string quartets |
| gptkbp:premiere_date |
gptkb:1969
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| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:DSCH_Publishers
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| gptkbp:related_works |
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._11,_Op._122
gptkb:String_Quartet_No._13,_Op._138 gptkb:String_Quartet_No._14,_Op._135 gptkb:String_Quartet_No._15,_Op._144 |
| gptkbp:style |
Modern classical
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| gptkbp:year_composed |
gptkb:1968
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Arnold_Schoenberg
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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