Bernstein Symphony No. 1

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orchestral work symphony

Bernstein Symphony No. 1 is Leonard Bernstein’s first symphony, subtitled "Jeremiah," known for its integration of Hebrew texts and its expressive reflection on themes of faith and crisis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" ⓘ
surface form: Jeremiah Symphony
approximateDuration 25 minutes ⓘ
catalogueNumber none ⓘ
commissionedBy Koussevitzky Music Foundation ⓘ
composer Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
composerNationality American ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1943 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1942 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dedicatedTo Natalie Koussevitzky ⓘ
Serge Koussevitzky ⓘ
follows none (first symphony by the composer) ⓘ
genre 20th-century classical music ⓘ
hasSubsequentWork Bernstein Symphony No. 2 ⓘ
Bernstein Symphony No. 3 ⓘ
influencedBy Hebrew biblical texts ⓘ
Jewish liturgical music ⓘ
key E-flat major ⓘ
languageOfVocalTexts Hebrew ⓘ
movement Lamentation ⓘ
Profanation ⓘ
Prophecy ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
opusNumber none ⓘ
orchestration orchestra and mezzo-soprano solo ⓘ
partOf orchestral repertoire ⓘ
period modern ⓘ
premiereCity Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form: Pittsburgh
premiereConductor Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
premiereCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
premiereDate 1944-01-28 ⓘ
premiereLocation Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form: Pittsburgh
premiereOrchestra Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
premiereState Pennsylvania ⓘ
subtitle Jeremiah ⓘ
textLanguage Hebrew ⓘ
textSource Book of Jeremiah ⓘ
thematicFocus crisis ⓘ
destruction of Jerusalem ⓘ
faith ⓘ
lamentation ⓘ
title Symphony No. 1 ⓘ
usesChorus no ⓘ
usesVocalSoloist yes ⓘ
vocalSoloistType mezzo-soprano ⓘ
yearOfPremiere 1944 ⓘ

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Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" → catalogNumber → Bernstein Symphony No. 1 ⓘ