The Airborne Symphony

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The Airborne Symphony is a large-scale, World War II–era choral and orchestral work by American composer Marc Blitzstein that celebrates the history and heroism of aviation.

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instanceOf World War II–era composition
choral symphony
orchestral work
commemorates military aviation in World War II
composer Marc Blitzstein NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dedicatedTo United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED
forces male chorus
orchestra
soloists
speaker
genre choral music
classical music
programmatic music
hasLibrettoBy Marc Blitzstein NERFINISHED
language English
movement The Future NERFINISHED
The Past NERFINISHED
The Present NERFINISHED
narrativeRole speaker-narrator
premiereConductor Leopold Stokowski NERFINISHED
structure three movements
style accessible
tonal
subjectMatter World War II NERFINISHED
aviation
heroism of aviators
history of flight
timePeriod World War II era NERFINISHED
yearCompleted 1944

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Marc Blitzstein notableWork The Airborne Symphony