Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major
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Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major is a large-scale, architecturally complex symphony by Anton Bruckner, renowned for its contrapuntal mastery and monumental finale.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDurationMinutes | 70 ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | WAB 105 ⓘ |
| composer | Anton Bruckner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1876 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1875 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| criticalReputation |
considered one of Bruckner’s most intellectually rigorous symphonies
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renowned for contrapuntal mastery ⓘ |
| dedication | Karl von Stremayr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editorOfEarlyPerformingVersion | Franz Schalk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreCharacteristic |
chorale-based writing
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symphonic fugue ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Austro-German symphonic tradition
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Baroque contrapuntal techniques ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Introduction. Adagio – Allegro
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II. Adagio ⓘ III. Scherzo. Molto vivace ⓘ IV. Finale. Adagio – Allegro moderato ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| notableEdition |
Leopold Nowak edition
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Robert Haas edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
architecturally complex structure
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complex thematic development ⓘ extensive contrapuntal writing ⓘ large-scale formal design ⓘ monumental finale ⓘ prominent brass chorales ⓘ use of double fugue in the finale ⓘ |
| orchestration |
brass
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strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Symphonie Nr. 5 B-Dur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| positionInComposerOutput | central work in Bruckner’s symphonic cycle ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Graz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Franz Schalk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereStatus | posthumous premiere for the composer as conductor ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| revisionsYear | 1877 ⓘ |
| workNumberInBrucknerSymphonies | fifth completed numbered symphony ⓘ |
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