Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor
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Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor is a powerful and critically acclaimed 20th-century symphony by British composer William Walton, noted for its intense emotional drive and dramatic orchestration.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
ⓘ
symphony ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British symphonic repertoire
ⓘ
interwar British music ⓘ |
| catalogueEntry | Walton 1st Symphony ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| composer | William Walton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition |
1932
ⓘ
1933 ⓘ 1934 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hamilton Harty ⓘ |
| genre |
20th-century classical music
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ |
| hasDuration | approximately 45 minutes ⓘ |
| hasForm | four-movement symphony ⓘ |
| hasTonality | minor ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Dmitri Shostakovich
ⓘ
Jean Sibelius ⓘ |
| key | B-flat minor ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Allegro assai
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II. Presto con malizia ⓘ III. Andante con malinconia ⓘ IV. Maestoso ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
complex rhythms
ⓘ
dramatic orchestration ⓘ intense emotional drive ⓘ powerful brass writing ⓘ prominent percussion ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
London Symphony Orchestra
ⓘ
surface form:
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn
Philharmonia Orchestra ⓘ
surface form:
Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by William Walton
|
| numberInSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 68 ⓘ |
| period | 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Hamilton Harty ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1934 ⓘ |
| premiereEnsemble | London Symphony Orchestra ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| scoredFor | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| style | modernist tonal ⓘ |
| subjectOf | musicological analysis ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
contrapuntal writing
ⓘ
motivic development ⓘ orchestral color contrast ⓘ |
| workOf | William Walton ⓘ |
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