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String Quartet No. 12 (Shostakovich)
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Dmitri Shostakovich's
String Quartet No. 12 in D flat major (Op. 133) was composed in 1968. It is dedicated to Dmitry Tsyganov, the first violin of the Beethoven Quartet
, which premiered the work.
The work consists of two movements and last approximately 26 minutes:
The piece contains twelve-tone
elements, such as the opening in the cello:
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Soviet Russian composer and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century....
String Quartet No. 12 in D flat major (Op. 133) was composed in 1968. It is dedicated to Dmitry Tsyganov, the first violin of the Beethoven Quartet
Beethoven Quartet
The Beethoven Quartet was founded between 1922 and 1923 by graduates of the Moscow Conservatory: violinists Dmitri Tsyganov and Vasily Shirinsky, violist Vadim Borisovsky and cellist Sergei Shirinsky...
, which premiered the work.
The work consists of two movements and last approximately 26 minutes:
- Moderato - Allegretto - Moderato - Allegretto - Moderato
- Allegretto - Adagio - Moderato - Adagio - Moderato - Allegretto
The piece contains twelve-tone
Twelve-tone technique
Twelve-tone technique is a method of musical composition devised by Arnold Schoenberg...
elements, such as the opening in the cello:
External links
- Robert Cummings. "String Quartet No. 12 in D flat major, Op. 133", AllMusic
- Shostakovich: the string quartets Quartet no. 12