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.
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| 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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