The Prologue

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The Prologue is the opening section of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” setting the psychological and thematic stage for the work’s exploration of postwar disquiet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral movement
section of a symphony
associatedComposerNationality American
associatedPeriod post–World War II era
basedOn The Age of Anxiety
surface form: "The Age of Anxiety" by W. H. Auden
composer Leonard Bernstein
functionInWork establishes mood of postwar unease
introduces thematic material
sets psychological stage for the symphony
genre symphonic movement
languageOfTitle English
literarySourceAuthor W. H. Auden
musicalRole prepares listeners for subsequent variations and sections of the symphony
orchestration orchestra
piano
partOf Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety"
positionInWork opening section
premiereContext introduced to audiences as the opening of Bernstein’s symphony
premiereWork Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety"
relationToAudenPoem reflects the poem’s atmosphere of spiritual and emotional unrest
roleOfPiano introduces and comments on thematic material
thematicFocus existential anxiety
postwar psychological disquiet
search for meaning in the modern world
workKey same overall key scheme as Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety"

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The Seven Ages follows The Prologue