Violin Concerto
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Violin Concerto is a 1935 composition by Alban Berg that blends twelve-tone technique with lyrical, late-Romantic expression and is widely regarded as one of the 20th century’s most important violin concertos.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Violin Concerto (Alban Berg) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral composition
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violin concerto ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Second Viennese School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Woz 56 ⓘ |
| commemorates | Manon Gropius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Louis Krasner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Alban Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| compositionPlace | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Louis Krasner
NERFINISHED
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Manon Gropius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| firstRecordingYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| genre | concerto ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Romantic harmony
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atonality ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
orchestra
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solo violin ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic |
strong programmatic and memorial character
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tone row constructed to allow triads and tonal references ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movementCount | 2 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
blend of twelve-tone technique with tonal and lyrical elements
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use of chorale Es ist genug by Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Violinkonzert ⓘ |
| period | Modernism in music ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Hermann Scherchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1936-04-19 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereSoloist | Louis Krasner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Universal Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quotesComposer | Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quotesWork | Es ist genug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regardedAs | one of the most important violin concertos of the 20th century ⓘ |
| structure | two movements ⓘ |
| style |
Expressionism
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late-Romantic expression ⓘ |
| subtitle | Dem Andenken eines Engels ⓘ |
| subtitleTranslation | To the Memory of an Angel ⓘ |
| title | Violin Concerto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | twelve-tone technique ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | last completed orchestral work by Alban Berg ⓘ |
| yearOfDeathOfPersonCommemorated | 1935 ⓘ |
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Violin Concerto (Alban Berg)