Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major
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Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major is Alexander Borodin’s pioneering large-scale orchestral work, notable for its rich Romantic harmonies and incorporation of Russian nationalist elements.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphony ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionEnd | 1860s ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStart | 1860s ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Russian musical nationalism ⓘ |
| catalogueStatus | early major orchestral work by Borodin ⓘ |
| composer | Alexander Borodin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerBelongsTo | The Mighty Handful NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic symphony ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | 19th-century Russian music ⓘ |
| hasForm | multi-movement symphonic form ⓘ |
| hasHarmonyType | chromatic Romantic harmony ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
first movement
ⓘ
fourth movement ⓘ second movement ⓘ third movement ⓘ |
| hasMusicalElement |
Russian nationalist elements
ⓘ
rich Romantic harmonies ⓘ |
| hasReception | recognized as an important early work of Borodin ⓘ |
| hasTexture |
homophonic passages
ⓘ
orchestral polyphony ⓘ |
| hasTheme | national identity in music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Russian folk idioms
ⓘ
Western European symphonic tradition ⓘ |
| intendedEnsemble | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Russian ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| musicalPeriod | Romantic era ⓘ |
| notableFor |
incorporation of Russian nationalist elements
ⓘ
pioneering large-scale orchestral writing by Borodin ⓘ rich Romantic harmonies ⓘ |
| orchestration | large-scale orchestra ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Prince Igor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in B minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Romantic ⓘ |
| tonality | E-flat major ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext | concert hall ⓘ |
| usesCompositionalTechnique |
orchestral color
ⓘ
thematic development ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | first symphony by Alexander Borodin ⓘ |
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