Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani

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Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani is a dramatic and rhythmically intense 1938 concerto by Bohuslav Martinů, often noted for its dark, urgent character and distinctive scoring.

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instanceOf concerto
alternativeTitle Doppelkonzert für zwei Streichorchester, Klavier und Pauken NERFINISHED
alternativeTitleLanguage German
approximateDuration 20 minutes
associatedComposer Bohuslav Martinů NERFINISHED
catalogueNumber H. 271
character dark
dramatic
rhythmically intense
urgent
commissionedBy Paul Sacher NERFINISHED
composer Bohuslav Martinů NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Switzerland
dedicatedTo Paul Sacher NERFINISHED
form concerto grosso-like
genre 20th-century classical music
classical music
historicalContext composed on the eve of World War II
influencedBy political tensions in Europe in 1938
keyCharacteristic contrasting textures between two string groups
driving ostinato rhythms
languageOfTitle English
movement Allegro
Largo
Poco allegro
notableFeature prominent piano part
prominent timpani part
use of two antiphonal string orchestras
notableRecordingArtist Czech Philharmonic Orchestra NERFINISHED
Sir Charles Mackerras NERFINISHED
numberOfMovements 3
partOfRepertoire 20th-century orchestral repertoire
period late 1930s
placeOfComposition Basel NERFINISHED
premiereConductor Paul Sacher NERFINISHED
premiereCountry Switzerland NERFINISHED
premiereLocation Basel NERFINISHED
publisher Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED
scoring piano
timpani
two string orchestras
style motoric rhythms
neoclassical elements
tonalLanguage expanded tonality
workOf Bohuslav Martinů NERFINISHED
yearComposed 1938

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Bohuslav Martinů notableWork Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani