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String Quartet No. 8, Op. 110 (excerpt) - Dmitri ShostakovichInteractive lesson ready

String Quartet No. 8, Op. 110 (excerpt) - Dmitri Shostakovich

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120 BPM 0:51 G# Minor 15 tracks 880 notes
Dmitri ShostakovichClassical
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Mode Concert: the MIDI melody is played as is, with the instrument's didactic fingering (out-of-range notes skip octaves). Mode Written: applies the real transposition of each instrument (alto sax in Eb +9, clarinet/trumpet in Bb +2).

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Musical Analysis

Read the song by harmony, melody, rhythm, and section behavior.

120 BPM

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Song Snapshot

Playable signals
Tempo120 BPM
Duration0:51
Tracks15
Notes880
Key / ScaleG# Minor
Pitch rangeE2 (40) - G#6 (92)
Range span52 semitones

Melody Distribution

Registers by section

Chord Progressions

Main harmonic movement
Opening
AbmAbAAbAbmAbAAbFm(add9)/GGm(add9)/A
00:00 - 00:12
Early middle
Dm(add9)/EEm(add9)/F#Dm(add9)/EAmMaj7/CEbm(add9)/F#C/EBsus4/EGm/DEEbmaj7/D
00:12 - 00:25
Late middle
AAbAbmAbAAbFm(add9)/GGm(add9)/AAm(add9)/BAbm(add9)/Bb
00:25 - 00:38
Ending
Fsus2Abm(add9)Em/BCm(add9)/DBsus4Am(add9)/BEm/BCm(add9)/DBsus4Am(add9)/B
00:38 - 00:51

Description & Musical Analysis

Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8, Op. 110, composed in 1960, is a iconic classical work

How to Play & Trivia

Emphasize the somber melody on piano with a slow, legato touch to convey the piece's emotional depth

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MIDI Technical Specifications

Key / Scale
G# Minor
Pitch Range
E2 (40) - G#6 (92)
Total Notes
880

Note Distribution

C
59 6.7%
C#
36 4.1%
D
61 6.9%
Eb
24 2.7%
E
111 12.6%
F
67 7.6%
F#
42 4.8%
G
93 10.6%
Ab
147 16.7%
A
57 6.5%
Bb
45 5.1%
B
138 15.7%

Tracks & Instruments

TrackInstrumentNotes
Fluteflute65
Fluteflute65
Oboeoboe65
Bassoonbassoon80
Bb Clarinetclarinet64
Bb Clarinetclarinet64
Bass Clarinetclarinet80
Alto Saxophonealto sax94
Alto Saxophonealto sax27
Tenor Saxophonetenor sax12
Baritone Saxophonebaritone sax80
Hornfrench horn16
Trombonetrombone8
Euphoniumtuba80
Bb Tubatuba80

Chord Timeline

TimeBeatChord
00:00M1.1Abm
00:00M1.2Ab
00:01M2.1A
00:01M2.2Ab
00:02M3.1Abm
00:02M3.2Ab
00:03M4.1A
00:03M4.2Ab
00:04M5.1Fm(add9)/G
00:04M5.2Gm(add9)/A
00:05M6.1Em(add9)/F#
00:05M6.2F#m(add9)/Ab
00:06M7.1Ebm(add9)/F
00:06M7.2Fm(add9)/G
00:07M8.1Gm(add9)/A
00:07M8.2Am(add9)/B
00:08M9.1Abm
00:08M9.2Ab
00:09M10.1A
00:09M10.2Ab
00:10M11.1Abm
00:10M11.2Ab
00:11M12.1A
00:11M12.2Ab
00:12M13.1AmMaj7/C
00:12M13.2C
00:13M14.1Dm(add9)/E
00:13M14.2Em(add9)/F#
00:14M15.1Dm(add9)/E
00:14M15.2AmMaj7/C
00:15M16.1Ebm(add9)/F#
00:15M16.2C/E
00:16M17.1Bsus4/E
00:16M17.2Gm/D
00:17M18.1E
00:17M18.2Ebmaj7/D
00:18M19.1C#m(add9)/E
00:18M19.2Dsus4
00:19M20.1C#m(add9)/E
00:19M20.2Dsus4
00:20M21.1Ab
00:20M21.2F#m/A
00:21M22.1Absus4
00:21M22.2F#dim/C
00:22M23.1Ab
00:22M23.2F#m/A
00:23M24.1Absus4
00:23M24.2F#dim/C
00:24M25.1Absus2
00:24M25.2Gmaj7/B
00:25M26.1Abm
00:25M26.2Ab
00:26M27.1A
00:26M27.2Ab
00:27M28.1Abm
00:27M28.2Ab
00:28M29.1A
00:28M29.2Ab
00:29M30.1Fm(add9)/G
00:29 - 00:30M30.2 - M31.1Gm(add9)/A
00:30M31.2Am(add9)/B
00:31M32.1Abm(add9)/Bb
00:31M32.2Ab11
00:32M33.1Am
00:32M33.2EbmMaj7/F#
00:33M34.1F5
00:33M34.2E5
00:34M35.1Em/G
00:34M35.2Dm(add9)/F
00:35M36.1Fm(add9)/Ab
00:35M36.2Dm(add9)/F
00:36M37.1G7
00:36M37.2E5
00:37M38.1Em/G
00:37M38.2Dm(add9)/F
00:38M39.1Fm(add9)/Ab
00:38M39.2Dm(add9)/F
00:39M40.1Fsus2
00:39M40.2Abm(add9)
00:40M41.1Em/B
00:40M41.2Cm(add9)/D
00:41M42.1Bsus4
00:41M42.2Am(add9)/B
00:42M43.1Em/B
00:42M43.2Cm(add9)/D
00:43M44.1Bsus4
00:43M44.2Am(add9)/B
00:44M45.1Bbm
00:44M45.2F#/Bb
00:45M46.1Em(add9)/F#
00:45M46.2BbmMaj7/A
00:46M47.1Gm(add9)/A
00:46M47.2Bsus2
00:47M48.1Bdim7
00:47M48.2G/B
00:48M49.1F#m(add9)/Ab
00:48 - 00:49M49.2 - M50.1G11/B
00:49M50.2Ebmaj7/D
00:50M51.1Dsus4
00:50M51.2Am(add9)/B
00:51M52.1Dsus4
00:51M52.2Bm