Lyric Suite
E753454
Lyric Suite is a landmark 1920s string quartet by Alban Berg that blends twelve-tone techniques with intense late-Romantic expressiveness and a hidden programmatic love narrative.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber music composition
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string quartet ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hanna Fuchs-Robettin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Universal Edition UE score number (publisher catalog) ⓘ |
| composer | Alban Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndDate | 1926 ⓘ |
| compositionStartDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| containsCipher |
musical monogram
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numerological symbolism ⓘ |
| dedication | to the memory of Alexander von Zemlinsky ⓘ |
| genre | string quartet ⓘ |
| hasForm | multi-movement cyclic work ⓘ |
| hasKeyMaterial | secret tone row ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
Adagio appassionato
NERFINISHED
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Allegretto gioviale ⓘ Allegro misterioso – Trio estatico NERFINISHED ⓘ Andante amoroso NERFINISHED ⓘ Largo desolato NERFINISHED ⓘ Presto delirando – Tenebroso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProgram | hidden love narrative ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
orchestral arrangement of three movements
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string orchestra version ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexander von Zemlinsky
NERFINISHED
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Arnold Schoenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfText | none ⓘ |
| movementCount | 6 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex motivic and thematic unity
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expressive extremes of mood ⓘ integration of twelve-tone method with Romantic lyricism ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| publisher | Universal Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
cello
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two violins ⓘ viola ⓘ |
| style | Second Viennese School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
atonality
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late-Romantic expressiveness ⓘ twelve-tone technique ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1920s ⓘ |
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