All of the tempo markings in a piece in this genre, along with the number of bars in each movement, are multiples of either 10 or 23. In Schoenberg’s last piece in this genre, a second movement marked Comodo is followed by a Largo movement that begins with a unison, recitative-like theme in 8/8. Schubert’s D. 804 inspired the third of four pieces in this genre by Schoenberg. Anton Webern’s (“VAY-bern’s”) Opus 28 is a piece in this genre whose tone row consists of three versions of the BACH motif. A six-movement piece in this genre progresses from a happy “Allegretto gioviale” first movement to a sad “Largo desolato” last movement, and has a hidden program about the composer’s affair with Hanna Fuchs-Robettin (“fewks ROH-buh-tin”). For 10 points, name this genre exemplified by Berg’s Lyric Suite, five pieces by Elliott Carter, and six pieces by Béla Bartók. ■END■
ANSWER: string quartet [prompt on quartet; prompt on suite by asking “for what ensemble?”]
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