Lyric Symphony
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Lyric Symphony is a large-scale orchestral song cycle by Alexander von Zemlinsky that sets love poems by Rabindranath Tagore for soprano, baritone, and orchestra.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral song cycle
ⓘ
symphonic song cycle ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Rabindranath Tagore love poems
ⓘ
The Gardener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNote | one of Zemlinsky’s major orchestral works ⓘ |
| composer | Alexander von Zemlinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Alban Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
early modernist music
ⓘ
late-Romantic music ⓘ |
| influenced | Lyric Suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedComposer | Alban Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic |
continuous symphonic structure
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integration of song cycle and symphony ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| movement |
I: Ich bin friedlos
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II: Mutter, der junge Prinz ⓘ III: Du bist die Abendwolke ⓘ IV: Sprich zu mir, Geliebter NERFINISHED ⓘ V: Befrei mich von den Banden deiner Süße NERFINISHED ⓘ VI: Vollende denn das letzte Lied ⓘ VII: Friede, mein Herz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 7 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature | large orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTextLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Alexander von Zemlinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1924-06-04 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Schauspielhaus, Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Universal Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedComposer | Gustav Mahler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Das Lied von der Erde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
baritone
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orchestra ⓘ soprano ⓘ |
| style | post-Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
longing
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love ⓘ spiritual union ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Rabindranath Tagore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textSource | German translations of Tagore poems ⓘ |
| vocalForces | solo voices and orchestra ⓘ |
| vocalType | soprano and baritone duet sections ⓘ |
| yearOfCompletion | 1923 ⓘ |
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