Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9

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Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 is a set of extremely concise, atonal miniatures for string quartet by Anton Webern that exemplify his early expressionist and pointillistic style.

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instanceOf bagatelle
chamber music composition
string quartet composition
associatedWith Second Viennese School NERFINISHED
belongsToRepertoire 20th-century string quartet repertoire
modernist chamber music repertoire
characteristic Klangfarbenmelodie-like distribution of notes
extremely concise movements
frequent use of silence
highly concentrated musical material
sparse textures
composedByMemberOf Second Viennese School NERFINISHED
composer Anton Webern NERFINISHED
composerNationality Austrian
dedicatedTo Arnold Schoenberg NERFINISHED
genre modernist music
influencedBy Arnold Schoenberg NERFINISHED
inTonality atonal
languageOfTitle German
movementCount 6
notableFor early example of Webern’s mature style
extreme brevity of movements
numberOfMovements 6
opusNumber Op. 9
period early 20th century
relatedWorkForm string quartet
scoredFor string quartet
style atonal
expressionist
pointillistic
titleInGerman Sechs Bagatellen für Streichquartett, op. 9 NERFINISHED
usesTechnique extreme dynamic contrasts
fragmented melodic lines
pointillism
wide registral spacing
workType set of miniatures

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Anton Webern notableWork Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9