Metamorphosen
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Metamorphosen is a late orchestral work by Richard Strauss for 23 solo strings, often interpreted as an elegiac reflection on the destruction of German culture during World War II.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral composition
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work for string orchestra ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier sketches for a string septet ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | TrV 290 ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerAgeAtCompletion | about 80 ⓘ |
| compositionEndDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionStartDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| conductorAtPremiere | Paul Sacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Paul Sacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1946-01-25 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformer | Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | study for strings ⓘ |
| genre | late Romantic ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentationType | chamber-sized string ensemble ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptLocation | Bavarian State Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mourning and loss
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transformation through music ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | destruction of German cities in World War II ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
elegy for destroyed German culture
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musical lament ⓘ |
| key | C minor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| movementStructure | single continuous movement ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex contrapuntal writing
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quotation of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony funeral march theme ⓘ use of individual solo string parts ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Garmisch-Partenkirchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Metamorphosen (string septet version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
10 violins
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23 solo strings ⓘ 3 double basses ⓘ 5 cellos ⓘ 5 violas ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | late style of Richard Strauss ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
musicological analysis
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recordings by major orchestras ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
chromatic harmony
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motivic transformation ⓘ polyphonic texture ⓘ |
| workPeriodInComposerOeuvre | late works of Richard Strauss ⓘ |
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