String Quartet No. 4
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String Quartet No. 4 is a landmark 1928 chamber work by Béla Bartók, renowned for its innovative use of folk-inspired motifs, modernist harmonies, and tightly integrated five-movement arch form.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber music composition
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musical work ⓘ string quartet ⓘ |
| catalogueGrouping | Bartók string quartets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralMovement | third movement ⓘ |
| composer | Béla Bartók NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1928 ⓘ |
| dedication | unknown or not commonly specified ⓘ |
| followedBy | String Quartet No. 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formalInnovation | tightly integrated cyclic structure ⓘ |
| genre |
chamber music
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modernist music ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important work in Bartók’s mature style
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landmark of 20th-century string quartet repertoire ⓘ |
| inEnsembleRepertoireOf | professional string quartets worldwide ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eastern European folk music
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Hungarian folk music ⓘ |
| innerMovements |
fourth movement
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second movement ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic | atonal or highly chromatic ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movementCountSymmetry | symmetric five-movement design ⓘ |
| movementOrder | I–II–III–IV–V ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrasting textures between movements
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motivic transformation across movements ⓘ |
| notableTechnique |
glissando
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muted strings ⓘ pizzicato ⓘ sul ponticello ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 5 ⓘ |
| outerMovements |
fifth movement
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first movement ⓘ |
| partOf | Béla Bartók’s six string quartets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | fourth of six string quartets by Bartók ⓘ |
| precededBy | String Quartet No. 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reception | renowned for innovation and structural coherence ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
cello
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two violins ⓘ viola ⓘ |
| structure | arch form ⓘ |
| style | Bartókian night music elements ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 22–25 minutes ⓘ |
| uses |
extended string techniques
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folk-inspired motifs ⓘ modernist harmonies ⓘ |
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