String Quartet No. 2 "From the Monkey Mountains"
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String Quartet No. 2 "From the Monkey Mountains" is a modernist Czech chamber work by Pavel Haas, notable for its vivid evocation of Moravian landscapes and its inventive, jazz-influenced finale.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| String Quartet No. 2 "From the Monkey Mountains" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: String Quartet No. 2 "From the Monkey Mountains" Context triple: [Pavel Haas, notableWork, String Quartet No. 2 "From the Monkey Mountains"]
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String Quartet No. 2
String Quartet No. 2 is Arnold Schoenberg’s groundbreaking chamber work that marks his transition from late-Romantic tonality toward atonality and uniquely incorporates a soprano voice in its final movements.
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B.
String Quartet No. 2
String Quartet No. 2 is a landmark 1959 chamber work by American composer Elliott Carter, renowned for its complex rhythmic structures and distinct characterization of each instrument.
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String Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 10
String Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 10 is a Romantic-era chamber work for two violins, viola, and cello composed by the renowned 19th-century violinist and composer Joseph Joachim.
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String Quartet No. 2 in C major
String Quartet No. 2 in C major is a chamber music work for two violins, viola, and cello by Italian-French composer Luigi Cherubini, reflecting his Classical-era style and craftsmanship.
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E.
String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet No. 1 is an early chamber work by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos that showcases his emerging blend of European classical forms with Brazilian musical idioms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: String Quartet No. 2 "From the Monkey Mountains" Target entity description: String Quartet No. 2 "From the Monkey Mountains" is a modernist Czech chamber work by Pavel Haas, notable for its vivid evocation of Moravian landscapes and its inventive, jazz-influenced finale.
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A.
String Quartet No. 2
String Quartet No. 2 is Arnold Schoenberg’s groundbreaking chamber work that marks his transition from late-Romantic tonality toward atonality and uniquely incorporates a soprano voice in its final movements.
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B.
String Quartet No. 2
String Quartet No. 2 is a landmark 1959 chamber work by American composer Elliott Carter, renowned for its complex rhythmic structures and distinct characterization of each instrument.
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C.
String Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 10
String Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 10 is a Romantic-era chamber work for two violins, viola, and cello composed by the renowned 19th-century violinist and composer Joseph Joachim.
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D.
String Quartet No. 2 in C major
String Quartet No. 2 in C major is a chamber music work for two violins, viola, and cello by Italian-French composer Luigi Cherubini, reflecting his Classical-era style and craftsmanship.
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E.
String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet No. 1 is an early chamber work by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos that showcases his emerging blend of European classical forms with Brazilian musical idioms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber music composition
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string quartet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Druhý smyčcový kvartet "Z opičích hor"
NERFINISHED
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String Quartet No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Brno region
NERFINISHED
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Moravia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueStatus | one of Pavel Haas’s best-known works ⓘ |
| composer | Pavel Haas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Czech Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Central European interwar music
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Czech modernism ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | unknown (not widely documented) ⓘ |
| evokes | Moravian landscapes ⓘ |
| finaleCharacteristic |
jazz-influenced
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use of percussion in some performances or arrangements ⓘ |
| genre |
chamber music
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modernist music ⓘ string quartet ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
I. Landscape (or similar landscape-evoking first movement)
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II. Slow movement ⓘ III. Scherzo-like movement ⓘ IV. Jazz-influenced finale ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
landscape
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nature ⓘ regional identity ⓘ |
| hasType |
concert work
ⓘ
instrumental work ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Czech folk music traditions
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| intendedEnsemble | string quartet ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| nickname | From the Monkey Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of jazz elements into a classical string quartet
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inventive use of rhythm ⓘ vivid evocation of landscape ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation |
cello
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two violins ⓘ viola ⓘ |
| partOf | Pavel Haas’s chamber music output ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Moravian folk idioms ⓘ |
| stylisticFeature |
colorful orchestration-like string writing
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jazz influence ⓘ rhythmic vitality ⓘ |
| titleInCzech | Smyčcový kvartet č. 2 "Z opičích hor" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Pavel Haas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: String Quartet No. 2 "From the Monkey Mountains" Description of subject: String Quartet No. 2 "From the Monkey Mountains" is a modernist Czech chamber work by Pavel Haas, notable for its vivid evocation of Moravian landscapes and its inventive, jazz-influenced finale.
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