In a Summer Garden

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In a Summer Garden is an orchestral tone poem by Frederick Delius that evokes the tranquil, impressionistic atmosphere of a summer garden through lush, lyrical scoring.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert work
orchestral tone poem
associatedComposerStyle impressionism in music
late Romantic
composer Frederick Delius NERFINISHED
composerNationality British
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dedicatedTo Jelka Delius NERFINISHED
evokes atmosphere of a summer garden
nature
pastoral scene
genre tone poem
hasApproximateDuration about 15 minutes
hasCatalogueNote often grouped with Delius’s nature-inspired works
hasInstrumentation brass
harp
percussion
solo violin passages
strings
woodwinds
hasLyricalScoring true
hasMovementStructure single continuous movement
hasOrchestrationCharacteristic lush
lyrical
hasPremiereLocation London NERFINISHED
hasTheme lyrical melody
nature contemplation
serenity
inspiredBy Jelka Delius’s garden at Grez-sur-Loing
languageOfTitle English
mood tranquil
period early 20th century
placeOfInspiration Grez-sur-Loing NERFINISHED
relatedWorkByComposer Brigg Fair NERFINISHED
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring NERFINISHED
Summer Night on the River NERFINISHED
scoring orchestra
style impressionistic
subjectMatter summer garden
typicalPerformanceContext symphonic concert

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Frederick Delius notableWork In a Summer Garden