String Quartet No. 6
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String Quartet No. 6 is a late, highly complex twelve-tone chamber work by American composer Milton Babbitt, exemplifying his rigorous serial techniques and intricate rhythmic structures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| String Quartet No. 6 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10073097 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: String Quartet No. 6 Context triple: [Milton Babbitt, notableWork, String Quartet No. 6]
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A.
String Quartet No. 4
String Quartet No. 4 is an advanced, serialist chamber work by American composer Milton Babbitt, exemplifying his highly complex and mathematically structured musical style.
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B.
String Quartet No. 4
String Quartet No. 4 is a complex, rhythmically intricate chamber work by American composer Elliott Carter, exemplifying his mature modernist style and innovative approach to musical time.
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C.
String Quartet No. 5
String Quartet No. 5 is a highly complex, serialist chamber work for two violins, viola, and cello by American composer and theorist Milton Babbitt.
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D.
String Quartet No. 5
String Quartet No. 5 is a chamber music work for two violins, viola, and cello by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, reflecting his blend of European classical traditions with Brazilian musical elements.
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E.
String Quartet No. 8
String Quartet No. 8 is one of Dmitri Shostakovich’s most famous and emotionally intense chamber works, often interpreted as a deeply personal and autobiographical composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: String Quartet No. 6 Target entity description: String Quartet No. 6 is a late, highly complex twelve-tone chamber work by American composer Milton Babbitt, exemplifying his rigorous serial techniques and intricate rhythmic structures.
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A.
String Quartet No. 4
String Quartet No. 4 is a complex, rhythmically intricate chamber work by American composer Elliott Carter, exemplifying his mature modernist style and innovative approach to musical time.
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B.
String Quartet No. 4
String Quartet No. 4 is an advanced, serialist chamber work by American composer Milton Babbitt, exemplifying his highly complex and mathematically structured musical style.
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C.
String Quartet No. 5
String Quartet No. 5 is a highly complex, serialist chamber work for two violins, viola, and cello by American composer and theorist Milton Babbitt.
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D.
String Quartet No. 5
String Quartet No. 5 is a chamber music work for two violins, viola, and cello by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, reflecting his blend of European classical traditions with Brazilian musical elements.
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E.
String Quartet No. 8
String Quartet No. 8 is one of Dmitri Shostakovich’s most famous and emotionally intense chamber works, often interpreted as a deeply personal and autobiographical composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber music composition
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string quartet ⓘ |
| composer | Milton Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
atonal music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ serial music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
cello
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two violins ⓘ viola ⓘ |
| intendedEnsemble | string quartet ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementCount | multiple movements ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
dense texture
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high performance difficulty ⓘ high rhythmic complexity ⓘ rigorous serial construction ⓘ |
| partOf | Milton Babbitt’s output of string quartets ⓘ |
| period | late work of Milton Babbitt ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | sixth string quartet by Milton Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
high modernism
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postwar avant-garde ⓘ |
| tonalSystem | dodecaphonic ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
advanced combinatorial pitch organization
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complex rhythmic structures ⓘ integral serialism ⓘ twelve-tone technique ⓘ |
| workType | chamber work ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: String Quartet No. 6 Description of subject: String Quartet No. 6 is a late, highly complex twelve-tone chamber work by American composer Milton Babbitt, exemplifying his rigorous serial techniques and intricate rhythmic structures.
Referenced by (1)
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