Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
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Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" is Leonard Bernstein’s large-scale, dramatic symphony that intertwines orchestral music, chorus, narration, and Jewish liturgical themes to explore faith, doubt, and the human relationship with God.
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| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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symphony → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kaddish Symphony
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| basedOn |
Jewish liturgical text Kaddish
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| catalogNumber |
Bernstein Symphony No. 3
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| composer |
Leonard Bernstein
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| dedicatedTo |
John F. Kennedy
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| exploresTheme |
crisis of faith
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dialogue with God → theodicy → |
| genre |
choral symphony
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programmatic symphony → |
| hasNarratorRole |
Speaker
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| hasPart |
boy choir
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mixed chorus → orchestra → soprano soloist → speaker → |
| intendedFor |
concert performance
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| languageOfText |
English
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Hebrew → |
| liturgicalContext |
Jewish prayer for the dead
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| movement |
I. Invocation – Kaddish 1
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II. Din-Torah – Kaddish 2 → III. Scherzo – Kaddish 3 – Finale → |
| movementCount |
3
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| notableRecording |
Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic
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| numberInSeries |
3
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| orchestration |
large orchestra
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| period |
20th-century music
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| premiereConductor |
Leonard Bernstein
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| premiereDate |
1963
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| premiereLocation |
Tel Aviv
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| premierePerformer |
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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| requires |
large performing forces
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| revisedVersion |
1977 revision
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| style |
dramatic
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expressionist → |
| subject |
doubt
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faith → human relationship with God → |
| textAuthor |
Leonard Bernstein
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| textType |
paraphrase of Kaddish prayer
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| title |
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
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| usesElement |
Jewish liturgical themes
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choral singing → narration → |
| yearComposed |
1963
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Leonard Bernstein
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Louis Bernstein → |
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Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
("Kaddish Symphony")
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Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
("Bernstein Symphony No. 3")
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Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
("III. Scherzo – Kaddish 3 – Finale")
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Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
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