II: Expectans expectavi Dominum

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"II: Expectans expectavi Dominum" is the contemplative second movement of Igor Stravinsky’s choral-orchestral work Symphony of Psalms, setting verses from Psalm 40 in Latin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral movement
symphonic movement
belongsToCycle three-movement symphony
character contemplative
commissionedBy Boston Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED
commissionedWith Symphony of Psalms NERFINISHED
composer Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED
dedicatedWithWorkTo Boston Symphony Orchestra 50th anniversary
genre choral-orchestral music
sacred music
hasFollowingMovement III: Alleluia – Laudate Dominum NERFINISHED
hasPrecedingMovement I: Laudate Dominum
instrumentation orchestra without clarinets
orchestra without violas
orchestra without violins
language Latin
liturgicalContext Christian psalm setting
liturgicalTradition Western Christianity NERFINISHED
movementNumber 2
originalTitleLanguage Latin
partOf Symphony of Psalms NERFINISHED
positionInWork middle movement
premiereWork Symphony of Psalms 1930 premiere
religiousAffiliation Christian scripture setting
style neoclassical
stylePeriod 20th-century classical music
tempoCharacter slow
textIncipit Expectans expectavi Dominum
textLanguage Latin Vulgate NERFINISHED
textSource Psalm 40 NERFINISHED
textTheme deliverance from distress
trust in God
waiting for the Lord
texture choral with orchestral accompaniment
textVerseRange Psalm 40:1 and following (Vulgate numbering approximate)
titleTranslation “I waited patiently for the Lord”
usesChoir yes
usesOrchestra yes
vocalForces mixed chorus
workKey non-tonal / modal

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Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms movement II: Expectans expectavi Dominum
subject surface form: Symphony of Psalms
Symphony of Psalms movement II: Expectans expectavi Dominum
this entity surface form: Second movement: Expectans expectavi Dominum (Psalm 39:2–4 Vulgate)