String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130

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musical composition string quartet

String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 is one of Beethoven’s late string quartets, renowned for its innovative structure, emotional depth, and originally including the monumental "Grosse Fuge" as its final movement.

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Beethoven late string quartets 1
Beethoven string quartets 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
string quartet ⓘ
associatedWork Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 ⓘ
catalogueGrouping String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Beethoven string quartets
commissionedBy Prince Nikolai Galitzin ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
compositionPeriod 1820s ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
dedication Nikolaus Galitzin ⓘ
genre chamber music ⓘ
hasCharacteristic complex counterpoint ⓘ
emotional depth ⓘ
expanded formal design ⓘ
innovative structure ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn 20th-century string quartet repertoire ⓘ
later Romantic string quartets ⓘ
hasMovement Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro ⓘ
Alla danza tedesca: Allegro assai ⓘ
Andante con moto, ma non troppo ⓘ
Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo ⓘ
Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 ⓘ
surface form: Finale (originally Grosse Fuge, Op. 133)

Presto ⓘ
instrumentation cello ⓘ
two violins ⓘ
viola ⓘ
key B-flat major ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
laterFinale newly composed final movement in B-flat major ⓘ
movementCount 6 ⓘ
notableMovement Cavatina ⓘ
Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 ⓘ
notedFor expressive Cavatina movement ⓘ
original use of Grosse Fuge as finale ⓘ
numberInSeries 13 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 130 ⓘ
originalFinale Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 ⓘ
originalTitle String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Streichquartett Nr. 13 B-Dur, Op. 130
partOf String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Beethoven late string quartets
period late period of Beethoven ⓘ
placeOfComposition Vienna ⓘ
style Classical ⓘ
early Romantic ⓘ
tonalCenter B-flat ⓘ
workNumberWithinLateQuartets one of five late quartets, Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, 135 ⓘ

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String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 → catalogueGrouping → String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beethoven string quartets
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 → followsWork → String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 ⓘ
Ludwig van Beethoven → notableWork → String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 ⓘ
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 → originalTitle → String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Streichquartett Nr. 13 B-Dur, Op. 130
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 → partOf → String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Beethoven late string quartets