Symphony No. 21 (Myaskovsky)
Symphony No. 21 may refer to: * Symphony No. 21 (Brian) in E-flat by Havergal Brian, 1963 *Symphony No. 21 (Haydn) in A major (Hoboken I/21) by Joseph Haydn, c. 1764 * Symphony No. 21 (Michael Haydn) in D major (Perger 42, Sherman 21, MH 272) by Michael Haydn, 1778 * Symphony No. 21 (Mozart) in A major (K. 134) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1772 * Symphony No. 21 (Ovsianiko-Kulikovsky) in G minor, a hoax by Mikhail Goldstein, c. 1949 * Symphony No. 21 (Weinberg) (Op. 152, ''Kaddish'') by Mieczysław Weinberg, 1991 {{disambig 021 021 is: * in Brazil, the telephone area code for the city of Rio de Janeiro and surrounding cities (Greater Rio de Janeiro) * in China, the telephone area code for the city of Shanghai. * in Indonesia, the area code for the city of Jakarta and su ...

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 ...
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Havergal Brian
Havergal Brian (born William Brian; 29 January 187628 November 1972) was an English composer. He is best known for having composed 32 symphonies (an unusually high total for a 20th-century composer), most of them late in his life. His best-known work is his Symphony No. 1, ''The Gothic'', which calls for some of the largest orchestral forces demanded by a conventionally structured concert work. He also composed five operas and a number of other orchestral works, as well as songs, choral music and a small amount of chamber music. Brian enjoyed a period of popularity earlier in his career and rediscovery in the 1950s, but public performances of his music have remained rare and he has been described as a cult composer. He continued to be extremely productive late into his career, composing large works even into his nineties, most of which remained unperformed during his lifetime. Life Early life William Brian (he adopted the name "Havergal" from a family of hymn-writers, of whom ...
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