Symphony No. 2 in A major, subtitled ''Im Frühling'' or ''In Spring'', is the second

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by American composer John Knowles Paine.

History

The symphony was composed in 1879 and published in Boston in 1880,Kenneth C. Roberts and John C. Schmidt. "John Knowles Paine". ''Grove Music'' online.Steven Ledbetter
Liner Notes
to New World Records CD 80350 "John Knowles Paine, Symphony Nº. 2 in A-Major Im Frühling at a time when few American composers were able to find publishers for symphonic works. It was also premiered in Boston in 1880, and was extremely well received, prompting handkerchief-waving and shouting at the first performance.Chase, Gilbert. ''America's Music''. 3rd rev. edn., 1992, p. 342. Historian Louis Elson compared its final movement to

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's Symphony in B flat, which is also subtitled "Spring".

Instrumentation

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Bassoon The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuo ...

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Trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

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Trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the Standing wave, air column ...

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Bass Trombone The bass trombone (german: Bassposaune, it, trombone basso) is the bass instrument in the trombone family of brass instruments. Modern instruments are pitched in the same B♭ as the tenor trombone but with a larger bore, bell and mouthpiece to ...

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Structure

The symphony is in four movements: # Adagio sostenuto - "Departure of Winter" Allegro ma non troppo "Awakening of Nature" # Scherzo

Allegro Allegro may refer to: Common meanings * Allegro (music), a tempo marking indicate to play fast, quickly and bright * Allegro (ballet), brisk and lively movement Artistic works * L'Allegro (1645), a poem by John Milton * ''Allegro'' (Satie), an ...

"May-Night Fantasy" #

Adagio Adagio (Italian for 'slowly', ) may refer to: Music * Adagio, a Tempo#Basic tempo markings, tempo marking, indicating that music is to be played slowly, or a composition intended to be played in this manner * Adagio (band), a French progressive m ...

"A Romance of Springtime" # Allegro giojoso "The Glory of Nature"

Use in film and television

The second and third movements were heard and shown performed at a concert in the fourth episode of the first season of the HBO television series '' The Gilded Age'', depcting a performance in New York City in 1882.

References

External links

* * Paine 02 1879 compositions Compositions in A major {{symphony-stub