String Quartet No. 2
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String Quartet No. 2 is a landmark 1959 chamber work by American composer Elliott Carter, renowned for its complex rhythmic structures and distinct characterization of each instrument.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| String Quartet No. 2 (Elliott Carter) | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
chamber music composition
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string quartet ⓘ |
| catalogueStatus | major work in Elliott Carter's output ⓘ |
| centuryComposed | 20th century ⓘ |
| characterization | each instrument has distinct musical behavior ⓘ |
| composer | Elliott Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decadeComposed | 1950s ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | string quartet performers ⓘ |
| followedBy | String Quartet No. 3 (Elliott Carter) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | String Quartet No. 1 (Elliott Carter) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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modernist music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cello part
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first violin part ⓘ second violin part ⓘ viola part ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | late 20th-century string quartet writing ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
cello
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two violins ⓘ viola ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | string quartet ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex rhythmic structures
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independent characterization of each instrument ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| performanceContext | chamber music concert ⓘ |
| period | post-war avant-garde ⓘ |
| positionInOeuvre | second numbered string quartet by Elliott Carter ⓘ |
| precededBy | String Quartet No. 1 (Elliott Carter) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| reception |
considered a landmark of 20th-century chamber music
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noted for its virtuosic demands on performers ⓘ renowned for its rhythmic complexity ⓘ |
| structure | each instrument treated as an individual character ⓘ |
| style | metric modulation ⓘ |
| techniqueUsed |
polyrhythm
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tempo modulation ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 30 minutes ⓘ |
| workNumberInQuartets | 2 ⓘ |
| workType | concert work ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1959 ⓘ |
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