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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Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor canonical 1

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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
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
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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William Walton notableWork Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor