String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden"
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String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden" is one of Franz Schubert’s most celebrated and dramatic chamber works, renowned for its intense emotional contrasts and its use of material from his earlier song of the same name.
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Target entity: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden" Context triple: [Franz Schubert, notableWork, String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden"]
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String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 is one of Beethoven’s late string quartets, renowned for its innovative seven-movement structure and profound emotional depth.
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String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 is one of Beethoven’s late string quartets, renowned for its innovative structure, emotional depth, and originally including the monumental "Grosse Fuge" as its final movement.
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String Quartet in F major
String Quartet in F major is a celebrated chamber work by Maurice Ravel, admired for its luminous textures, refined harmonies, and innovative yet classical approach to the string quartet form.
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Piano Quartet in A minor
The Piano Quartet in A minor is an early chamber work by English composer Herbert Howells, noted for its rich late-Romantic harmonies and expressive, lyrical character.
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Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 is a Romantic-era symphony by Robert Schumann, known for its cyclic structure and tightly integrated movements that create a unified, dramatic whole.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden" Target entity description: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden" is one of Franz Schubert’s most celebrated and dramatic chamber works, renowned for its intense emotional contrasts and its use of material from his earlier song of the same name.
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String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 is one of Beethoven’s late string quartets, renowned for its innovative seven-movement structure and profound emotional depth.
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String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 is one of Beethoven’s late string quartets, renowned for its innovative structure, emotional depth, and originally including the monumental "Grosse Fuge" as its final movement.
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String Quartet in F major
String Quartet in F major is a celebrated chamber work by Maurice Ravel, admired for its luminous textures, refined harmonies, and innovative yet classical approach to the string quartet form.
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Piano Quartet in A minor
The Piano Quartet in A minor is an early chamber work by English composer Herbert Howells, noted for its rich late-Romantic harmonies and expressive, lyrical character.
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Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 is a Romantic-era symphony by Robert Schumann, known for its cyclic structure and tightly integrated movements that create a unified, dramatic whole.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
chamber music composition
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string quartet ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionYear | 1824–1826 ⓘ |
| associatedSongPoet | Matthias Claudius ⓘ |
| basedOn | song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" D 531 ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | D 810 ⓘ |
| composer |
Austrian composer Franz Schubert
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linked to:
Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert ⓘ |
| composerBirthYear | 1797 ⓘ |
| composerDeathYear | 1828 ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1824 ⓘ |
| dedicationStatus | no known formal dedication ⓘ |
| firstMovementTitle | Allegro ⓘ |
| followsWork | String Quartet No. 13 in A minor "Rosamunde" ⓘ |
| fourthMovementTitle | Presto ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic chamber music
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string quartet ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
central work of the Romantic chamber music repertoire
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one of Schubert’s most celebrated string quartets ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Schubert’s awareness of his own illness and mortality ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| nickname | Death and the Maiden ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dramatic character
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dramatic rhythmic drive ⓘ frequent dynamic contrasts ⓘ intense emotional contrasts ⓘ prominent use of D minor tonality ⓘ use of material from Schubert’s earlier song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 14 ⓘ |
| partOf | Schubert string quartets ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Vienna ⓘ |
| scoring | two violins, viola, and cello ⓘ |
| secondMovementForm | theme and variations ⓘ |
| secondMovementSourceMaterial | piano accompaniment of the song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" ⓘ |
| secondMovementTitle | Andante con moto ⓘ |
| songTextLanguage | German ⓘ |
| structure | four-movement cycle ⓘ |
| style | late Schubert ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | confrontation between death and a young girl ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTitle | Scherzo: Allegro molto ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | D minor ⓘ |
| typicalEnsemble | professional string quartet ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | about 35–40 minutes ⓘ |
| usesMotif | death motif from the song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" ⓘ |
| workTitleInGerman | Streichquartett Nr. 14 d-Moll "Der Tod und das Mädchen" ⓘ |
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Subject: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden" Description of subject: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden" is one of Franz Schubert’s most celebrated and dramatic chamber works, renowned for its intense emotional contrasts and its use of material from his earlier song of the same name.
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String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden"
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workTitleInGerman
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Streichquartett Nr. 14 d-Moll "Der Tod und das Mädchen"
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linked to: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden"
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song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" D 531
linked to: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden"
Schubert string quartets
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String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"
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linked to: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden"
linked to: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden"
linked to: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden"