String Quartet No. 4

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String Quartet No. 4 is a complex, rhythmically intricate chamber work by American composer Elliott Carter, exemplifying his mature modernist style and innovative approach to musical time.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber music composition
musical work
string quartet
approximateDuration 25 minutes
belongsToComposerNationalitySchool American classical music
composer Elliott Carter NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decadeComposed 1980s
dedicatedTo Juilliard String Quartet NERFINISHED
genre contemporary classical music
modernist music
hasCatalogueNumber Carter String Quartet No. 4 NERFINISHED
hasForm multi-movement continuous design
hasKey atonal
hasOpusNumber none
hasReception considered a major late-20th-century string quartet
hasRhythmicCharacteristic high rhythmic complexity
hasTexture chamber texture
contrapuntal
influencedBy European modernism
isForEnsembleType string quartet
languageOfTitle English
movement Allegro
Capriccioso
Introduction
Lento
Presto
notableFeature complex rhythmic structures
independent instrumental character groups
innovative treatment of musical time
metric modulation
numberOfMovements 5
partOfSeries Elliott Carter string quartets NERFINISHED
periodInComposerCareer mature style
positionInSeries 4
premierePerformer Juilliard String Quartet NERFINISHED
premiereYear 1986
publisher Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED
scoredFor cello
two violins
viola
style modernist
usesTechnique contrasting character types
polyrhythm
tempo layering
workTitle String Quartet No. 4 NERFINISHED
yearComposed 1986

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Elliott Carter notableWork String Quartet No. 4