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String Quartet No. 8

composition for string quartet by Dmitri Shostakovich
Music Composition Musical Work Composition Q1965644

Facts

9 properties
Instance of
musical work/composition
Inception
July 1960
Duration
+19[7]
Composer
Dmitri Shostakovich[1]
Date of first performance
October 2, 1960[6]
Form of creative work
string quartet[8]
Instrumentation
violin, viola, cello[3][4][5]
Opus number
110[9]
Tonality
C minor[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en String Quartet No. 8 en String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 de Streichquartett Nr. 8 es Cuarteto n.º 8 fr Quatuor à cordes nº 8 de Chostakovitch he הרביעייה מספר 8 בדו מינור של דמיטרי שוסטקוביץ' it Quartetto per archi n. 8 (Šostakovič) ja 弦楽四重奏曲第8番 nl Strijkkwartet nr. 8 nl Strijkkwartet nr. 8 (Sjostakovitsj) ru Струнный квартет № 8 uk Струнний квартет № 8 zh 第8号弦乐四重奏 (肖斯塔科维奇)
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no96059531
BBC Things ID
9ea5ceea-d5c2-4897-a0de-8274a4a591f2
Carnegie Hall work ID
29868
Freebase ID
/m/01h2vw
IMSLP ID
String_Quartet_No.8,_Op.110_(Shostakovich,_Dmitry)
J9U entity ID
987011911156605171
MusicBrainz work ID
725265f4-4b9e-46d2-832b-50b0466f1b6f

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Instrumentation 3
violin, cello, viola
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Dmitri Shostakovich, Dmitri Shostakovich
Composer 1
Dmitri Shostakovich
Tonality 1
C minor
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  1. [1] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. 21h ago · Artlejandra · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Duration → 19 minute
    Inception → July 1960
    Instance of → musical work/composition
    Form of creative work → string quartet
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [es] label: Cuarteto de cuerda n.º 8 (Shostakóvich)"
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