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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 movements |
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Composition Year | 1923 May, American Academy, Rome |
Genre Categories | Symphonies; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra |
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Work Title | Symphony No.1 |
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Alternative. Title | Symphony No.1 in E minor "Nordic" |
Composer | Hanson, Howard |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.21 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IHH 8 |
Key | E minor |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 movements
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1923 May, American Academy, Rome |
First Performance. | 1923/5/30 — Rome: Augusteo Orchestra, Howard Hanson (conductor) |
First Publication. | 1929 – American Academy in Rome/Eastman School of Music/Carl Fischer |
Dedication | To Felix Lamond To my Mother (movement II) To my Father (movement III) |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 30 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | Orchestra |
InstrDetail | piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contra bassoon + 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, cymbals, bass drum + harp + strings |
Quintuple time- substantial sections of 5/4 time. even though for bars at a time rather than an entire movement, but several times returning.