Symphony No. 2
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Symphony No. 2 is a complex, rhythmically intricate orchestral work by American composer Elliott Carter that reflects his mature modernist style.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Symphony No. 2 (Elliott Carter) | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | orchestral work ⓘ |
| composer | Elliott Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| composerStyle | Elliott Carter’s mature modernist style ⓘ |
| compositionalApproach | non-serial modernism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
contemporary classical music
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modernist music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass
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harp ⓘ percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| intendedEnsembleType | professional symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movementType | multi-movement work ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
complex rhythm
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modernist style ⓘ rhythmic intricacy ⓘ textural complexity ⓘ |
| partOfComposerOeuvre | mature period of Elliott Carter ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Symphony No. 1 (Elliott Carter)
NERFINISHED
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Symphony No. 3 (Elliott Carter) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor | orchestra ⓘ |
| stylisticPeriod | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| tonalOrientation | largely atonal ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
complex polyrhythms
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metric modulation ⓘ |
| workTitle | Symphony No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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