Beethoven Opus 131

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Beethoven Opus 131 is a celebrated late-period chamber work by Ludwig van Beethoven, renowned for its emotional depth, structural innovation, and continuous seven-movement form.

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Beethoven Opus 131 canonical 1
Beethoven’s late style 1
Op. 131 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber music work
musical composition
string quartet
approximateCompositionYear 1826
catalogNumber Beethoven Opus 131 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Op. 131
completionYear 1826
composer Ludwig van Beethoven
criticalReputation considered one of Beethoven’s greatest string quartets
dedicatedTo Baron Joseph von Stutterheim
emotionalCharacter introspective and profound
ensemble two violins, viola, and cello
era Romantic period in music
surface form: Romantic era (early)
genre classical music
influence influenced later Romantic and modern chamber music
key C-sharp minor
languageOfTitle Italian
movement1Key C-sharp minor
movement1Tempo Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
movement2Key D major
movement2Tempo Allegro molto vivace
movement3Key B minor
movement3Tempo Allegro moderato
movement4Key A major
movement4Tempo Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile
movement5Key E major
movement5Tempo Presto
movement6Key G-sharp minor
movement6Tempo Adagio quasi un poco andante
movement7Key C-sharp minor
movement7Tempo Allegro
movementCount 7
notableFeature cyclical thematic relationships between movements
fugal opening movement
great emotional depth
high degree of structural innovation
numberInSeries 14
opusGroup Beethoven string quartets
surface form: Beethoven string quartets Opp. 127, 130–135
performancePracticeNote typically performed without breaks between movements
period late period of Beethoven
placeInComposerOutput one of Beethoven’s late string quartets
premiereYear 1828
relatedWorkGroup Beethoven string quartets
surface form: Beethoven late string quartets
structureFeature continuous seven-movement form
movements played without pause
title String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
tonalPlanFeature unconventional key relationships between movements
workType string quartet

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Beethoven Opus 131 catalogNumber Beethoven Opus 131 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Op. 131
III. Adagio molto e cantabile associatedWith Beethoven Opus 131
this entity surface form: Beethoven’s late style