Debussy, String Quartet, Op. 10
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Debussy's String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 is a landmark late-19th-century chamber work noted for its innovative harmony, cyclical form, and impressionistic color.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Debussy String Quartet | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
chamber music composition
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string quartet ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 25 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | L. 85 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Claude Debussy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedication | Ernest Chausson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| genre | string quartet ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important precursor of musical Impressionism in chamber music
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landmark of French chamber music ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century string quartet repertoire
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Maurice Ravel, String Quartet in F major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
César Franck
NERFINISHED
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French late-Romantic harmony ⓘ |
| key | G minor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Animé et très décidé
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II. Assez vif et bien rythmé ⓘ III. Andantino, doucement expressif NERFINISHED ⓘ IV. Très modéré – En animant peu à peu – Très mouvementé et avec passion ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cyclical form
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impressionistic color ⓘ innovative harmony ⓘ prominent use of pizzicato in the second movement ⓘ use of modal scales ⓘ use of whole-tone sonorities ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 10 ⓘ |
| period | late 19th century ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput | only completed string quartet by Claude Debussy ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| publisher | Durand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
cello
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two violins ⓘ viola ⓘ |
| structure | cyclic thematic transformation across movements ⓘ |
| style | Impressionism ⓘ |
| title | String Quartet in G minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | G minor with modal inflections ⓘ |
| typicalEnsembleType | string quartet ⓘ |
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Debussy String Quartet