String Quartet No. 2
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String Quartet No. 2 is an advanced, serialist chamber work by American composer Milton Babbitt, exemplifying his highly structured and mathematically rigorous approach to twelve-tone composition.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| String Quartet No. 2 (Babbitt) | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber music composition
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serialist work ⓘ string quartet ⓘ |
| aesthetic |
abstract
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intellectual ⓘ non-tonal ⓘ |
| composer | Milton Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerStyle |
highly structured
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mathematically rigorous ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| difficulty | advanced ⓘ |
| follows | String Quartet No. 1 (Babbitt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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post-tonal music ⓘ serialism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Anton Webern
NERFINISHED
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Arnold Schoenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cello
ⓘ
two violins ⓘ viola ⓘ |
| hasThematicFocus |
complex rhythmic structures
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systematic pitch organization ⓘ |
| intendedEnsemble | professional performers ⓘ |
| intendedSetting | chamber music performance ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementCount | multiple movements ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex serial organization
ⓘ
high structural complexity ⓘ rigorous twelve-tone technique ⓘ |
| partOf | Milton Babbitt string quartets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American serialism
ⓘ
post-war avant-garde ⓘ |
| scoring | string quartet ⓘ |
| targetAudience | specialist contemporary music audiences ⓘ |
| tonalSystem | twelve-tone technique ⓘ |
| uses |
integral serialism
ⓘ
tone row ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
combinatoriality
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complex rhythmic serialization ⓘ partitioning of the aggregate ⓘ systematic registral organization ⓘ |
| workType | concert piece ⓘ |
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