Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9

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Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 is a set of extremely concise, atonal miniatures for string quartet by Anton Webern that exemplify his early expressionist and pointillistic style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bagatelle ⓘ
chamber music composition ⓘ
string quartet composition ⓘ
associatedWith Second Viennese School ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire 20th-century string quartet repertoire ⓘ
modernist chamber music repertoire ⓘ
characteristic Klangfarbenmelodie-like distribution of notes ⓘ
extremely concise movements ⓘ
frequent use of silence ⓘ
highly concentrated musical material ⓘ
sparse textures ⓘ
composedByMemberOf Second Viennese School ⓘ
composer Anton Webern ⓘ
composerNationality Austrian ⓘ
dedicatedTo Arnold Schoenberg ⓘ
genre modernist music ⓘ
influencedBy Arnold Schoenberg ⓘ
inTonality atonal ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movementCount 6 ⓘ
notableFor early example of Webern’s mature style ⓘ
extreme brevity of movements ⓘ
numberOfMovements 6 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 9 ⓘ
period early 20th century ⓘ
relatedWorkForm string quartet ⓘ
scoredFor string quartet ⓘ
style atonal ⓘ
expressionist ⓘ
pointillistic ⓘ
titleInGerman Sechs Bagatellen für Streichquartett, op. 9 ⓘ
usesTechnique extreme dynamic contrasts ⓘ
fragmented melodic lines ⓘ
pointillism ⓘ
wide registral spacing ⓘ
workType set of miniatures ⓘ

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Anton Webern → notableWork → Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 ⓘ
Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 → titleInGerman → Sechs Bagatellen für Streichquartett, op. 9 ⓘ
linked to: Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9