String Quartet No. 5

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String Quartet No. 5 is a landmark 20th-century string quartet by Béla Bartók, noted for its innovative structure, rhythmic complexity, and incorporation of folk-inspired motifs.

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instanceOf musical composition
string quartet
catalogueCategory Bartók chamber works NERFINISHED
composer Béla Bartók NERFINISHED
composerNationality Hungarian
dedicatedTo string quartet performers
genre chamber music
hasMelodicFeature folk-like melodic contours
hasReception considered one of Bartók’s major quartets
hasRhythmicFeature changing meters
frequent syncopation
hasTextureFeature contrapuntal writing
dense textures
hasTonalityFeature non-traditional tonality
historicalSignificance landmark 20th-century string quartet
influencedBy Eastern European folk music
Hungarian folk music
inRepertoireOf professional string quartets worldwide
languageOfTitle English NERFINISHED
movement I: Allegro
II: Adagio molto
III: Scherzo
IV: Andante
V: Finale
movementCount 5
notableFeature complex metric shifts
contrasting fast outer movements and slow inner movements
extended string techniques
use of asymmetrical rhythms
numberInSeries 5
originalTitleLanguage Hungarian
partOfSeries Bartók string quartets NERFINISHED
performanceMedium string quartet
period 20th-century music
scoredFor cello
two violins
viola
structureFeature arch-like overall form
five-movement structure
styleCharacteristic innovative structure
modernist
motivic development
rhythmic complexity
use of dissonance
use of folk-inspired motifs
typicalDuration approximately 25 minutes
usesForm arch form principles

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Béla Bartók notableWork String Quartet No. 5