Debussy, String Quartet, Op. 10

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Debussy's String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 is a landmark late-19th-century chamber work noted for its innovative harmony, cyclical form, and impressionistic color.

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instanceOf chamber music composition ⓘ
string quartet ⓘ
approximateDuration 25 minutes ⓘ
catalogueNumber L. 85 ⓘ
composer Claude Debussy ⓘ
compositionYear 1893 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dedication Ernest Chausson ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1894 ⓘ
genre string quartet ⓘ
historicalSignificance important precursor of musical Impressionism in chamber music ⓘ
landmark of French chamber music ⓘ
influenced 20th-century string quartet repertoire ⓘ
Maurice Ravel, String Quartet in F major ⓘ
influencedBy César Franck ⓘ
French late-Romantic harmony ⓘ
key G minor ⓘ
languageOfWork none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement I. Animé et très décidé ⓘ
II. Assez vif et bien rythmé ⓘ
III. Andantino, doucement expressif ⓘ
IV. Très modéré – En animant peu à peu – Très mouvementé et avec passion ⓘ
notableFeature cyclical form ⓘ
impressionistic color ⓘ
innovative harmony ⓘ
prominent use of pizzicato in the second movement ⓘ
use of modal scales ⓘ
use of whole-tone sonorities ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 10 ⓘ
period late 19th century ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput only completed string quartet by Claude Debussy ⓘ
premiereCity Paris ⓘ
premiereCountry France ⓘ
premiereYear 1893 ⓘ
publisher Durand ⓘ
scoring cello ⓘ
two violins ⓘ
viola ⓘ
structure cyclic thematic transformation across movements ⓘ
style Impressionism ⓘ
title String Quartet in G minor ⓘ
tonalCenter G minor with modal inflections ⓘ
typicalEnsembleType string quartet ⓘ

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String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 → hasCatalogueAbbreviation → Debussy, String Quartet, Op. 10 ⓘ
String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 → alsoKnownAs → Debussy String Quartet ⓘ
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