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Symphony No. 2 (Rubbra)
Symphony No. 2 may refer to: *Symphony No. 2 (Akses) by Necil Kazım Akses, 1978 *Symphony No. 2 (Albert) by Stephen Albert, completed by Sebastian Currier *Symphony No. 2 (Alwyn) by William Alwyn, 1953 *Symphony No. 2 (Arel) by Bülent Arel, 1952 *Symphony No. 2 (Arnold) (Op. 40) by Malcolm Arnold, 1953 *Symphony No. 2 (Balakirev) in D minor by Mily Balakirev, 1900–08 *Symphony No. 2 (Asia) (''Celebration'') by Daniel Asia, 1988–90 *Symphony No. 2 (Balakirev) by Mily Balakirev, 1900–1908 *Symphony No. 2 (Barber) (Op. 19) by Samuel Barber, 1944 *Symphony No. 2 (Bax) in E minor and C major by Arnold Bax, 1924–26 *Symphony No. 2 (Beethoven) in D major (Op. 36) by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1801–02 *Symphony No. 2 (Berkeley) by Lennox Berkeley, 1958 *Symphony No. 2 (Bernstein) (''The Age of Anxiety'') by Leonard Bernstein, 1948–49, revised 1965 *Symphony No. 2 (Berwald) in D major (''Capricieuse'') by Franz Berwald, 1842 *Symphony No. 2 (Borodin) in B minor by Alexander Borodin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphony No
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning common today: a work usually consisting of multiple distinct sections or movements, often four, with the first movement in sonata form. Symphonies are almost always scored for an orchestra consisting of a string section (violin, viola, cello, and double bass), brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments which altogether number about 30 to 100 musicians. Symphonies are notated in a musical score, which contains all the instrument parts. Orchestral musicians play from parts which contain just the notated music for their own instrument. Some symphonies also contain vocal parts (e.g., Beethoven's Ninth Symphony). Etymology and origins The word ''symphony'' is derived from the Greek word (), meaning "agreement or concord of sound", "concert of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
