Death and the Maiden
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Death and the Maiden is the popular nickname for Franz Schubert’s dramatic String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, renowned for its intense emotional contrasts and use of his earlier song of the same name as the basis for its slow movement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romantic-era composition
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chamber music composition ⓘ classical music composition ⓘ string quartet ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionYear | 1824 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Viennese classical tradition ⓘ |
| basedOn | song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Franz Schubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | D 810 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
intense emotional contrasts
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use of variation form in slow movement ⓘ |
| composedBy | Franz Schubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Franz Schubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedBy | professional string quartets ⓘ |
| genre | string quartet ⓘ |
| hasForm | multi-movement sonata cycle ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
I. Allegro
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II. Andante con moto NERFINISHED ⓘ III. Scherzo: Allegro molto NERFINISHED ⓘ IV. Presto ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Death and the Maiden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpusLikeDesignation | D 810 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSlowMovementForm | theme and variations ⓘ |
| hasTempoIndication |
Allegro
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Allegro molto ⓘ Andante con moto ⓘ Presto ⓘ |
| hasTheme | dialogue between death and a young woman (from source song) ⓘ |
| hasTitle | String Quartet No. 14 in D minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | Romantic string quartet repertoire ⓘ |
| inKeyFamily | minor key quartets by Schubert ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
cello
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two violins ⓘ viola ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| languageOfSourceSong | German ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark and dramatic character
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integration of lied material into chamber music ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| popularNicknameOf | String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D 810 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesTitleWith | song "Death and the Maiden" by Franz Schubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceSongTextBy | Matthias Claudius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | dramatic ⓘ |
| usesThemeInMovement | slow movement ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | String Quartet No. 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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