Bernstein Symphony No. 3
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Bernstein Symphony No. 3, titled "Kaddish," is a large-scale choral symphony that combines orchestra, chorus, narrator, and Jewish liturgical text to explore themes of faith, doubt, and reconciliation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bernstein Symphony No. 3 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral symphony
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symphony ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | no official opus number ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Boston Symphony Orchestra
NERFINISHED
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Koussevitzky Music Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | memory of John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 35–40 minutes ⓘ |
| explores | crisis of faith after catastrophe ⓘ |
| genre | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| hasNarration | yes ⓘ |
| includes |
choral settings of Kaddish
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spoken monologue ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Jewish ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Kaddish 1: Invocation – Kaddish 2
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II. Din-Torah – Kaddish 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ III. Scherzo – Kaddish 4 – Finale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrationWrittenBy | Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecording | New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | symphonies by Leonard Bernstein ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1963-12-10 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Tel Aviv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
amplified narrator
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large chorus ⓘ large orchestra ⓘ |
| revised |
1977
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1981 ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
boys' choir
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mixed chorus ⓘ narrator ⓘ orchestra ⓘ soprano solo ⓘ |
| structure | three movements ⓘ |
| style |
dramatic
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expressionist ⓘ |
| theme |
doubt
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faith ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ relationship between humanity and God ⓘ |
| title | Kaddish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesText |
Jewish liturgical text
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Kaddish prayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1963 ⓘ |
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