Symphonies of Wind Instruments

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Symphonies of Wind Instruments is a 1920 chamber work by Igor Stravinsky for wind ensemble, noted for its austere, mosaic-like structure and its role as a memorial to Claude Debussy.

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instanceOf chamber work
musical composition
work for wind ensemble
catalogueNote often considered an important transitional work in Stravinsky's output
commemorationOf death of Claude Debussy
commemorativeWorkFor Claude Debussy
composer Igor Stravinsky
composerNationality Russian
countryOfOrigin France
decadeComposed 1920s
dedicatedTo Claude Debussy
firstPublicationYear 1920
genre 20th-century classical music
hasKey no fixed key (largely atonal or modal)
hasMovement single continuous movement
influencedBy Igor Stravinsky's neoclassical tendencies
languageOfTitle English
notableFeature absence of traditional thematic development
frequent changes of texture
non-developmental blocks of sound
use of chorale-like passages
originalTitleLanguage French
performanceMedium concert hall
premiereYear 1921
scoredFor brass instruments
wind ensemble
woodwind instruments
structureCharacteristic austere
mosaic-like
stylePeriod modernist
typicalDuration approximately 8 minutes
workAs memorial to Claude Debussy
yearComposed 1920

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Igor Stravinsky notableWork Symphonies of Wind Instruments