Symphony No. 1
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Symphony No. 1 is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer Peter Maxwell Davies that reflects his distinctive modernist style and often intense, dramatic musical language.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphony ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 75 ⓘ |
| composer | Peter Maxwell Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
ⓘ
modernist music ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dramatic contrasts
ⓘ
intense climaxes ⓘ orchestral color ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass
ⓘ
celesta ⓘ harp ⓘ percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
first movement
ⓘ
fourth movement ⓘ second movement ⓘ third movement ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
post-war modernism
ⓘ
serialism ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | numbered symphonies by Peter Maxwell Davies ⓘ |
| key | C minor ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| musicalLanguage |
dramatic
ⓘ
intense ⓘ |
| partOf | symphonies by Peter Maxwell Davies ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Peter Maxwell Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| premiereEnsemble | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring | large orchestra ⓘ |
| style | modernist ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
complex rhythms
ⓘ
dissonant harmony ⓘ extended orchestral techniques ⓘ |
| workTitle | Symphony No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Peter Maxwell Davies