Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38

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orchestral work symphony

Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 is Robert Schumann’s first symphony, often called the “Spring” Symphony, celebrated for its lyrical Romantic character and optimistic, energetic themes.

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Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Spring Symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration 30 minutes ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 38 ⓘ
character energetic ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
optimistic ⓘ
composer Robert Schumann ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
dateComposed 1841 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Ferdinand David ⓘ
follows Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52 ⓘ
genre Romantic symphony ⓘ
hasTheme spring-like ascending horn call in the first movement ⓘ
influencedBy Beethoven symphony cycles ⓘ
surface form: Beethoven’s symphonies

Mendelssohn’s symphonic style ⓘ
inspiredBy the idea of spring ⓘ
key B-flat major ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movement I. Andante un poco maestoso – Allegro molto vivace ⓘ
II. Larghetto ⓘ
III. Scherzo: Molto vivace – Trio I – Trio II ⓘ
IV. Allegro animato e grazioso ⓘ
nickname Spring ⓘ
notableFeature cyclical thematic connections between movements ⓘ
prominent brass fanfares in the opening movement ⓘ
numberInSeries 1 ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 38 ⓘ
orchestration 2 bassoons ⓘ
2 clarinets ⓘ
2 flutes ⓘ
2 oboes ⓘ
2 trumpets ⓘ
3 trombones ⓘ
4 horns ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
partOf Schumann’s symphonies ⓘ
placeOfComposition Leipzig ⓘ
precededBy no earlier symphony by Robert Schumann ⓘ
premiereConductor Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ
premiereDate 1841-03-31 ⓘ
premiereLocation Leipzig ⓘ
stylePeriod Romantic ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput first symphony by Robert Schumann ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1841 ⓘ

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Robert Schumann → notableWork → Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 ⓘ
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 → relatedWorkByComposer → Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 ⓘ