Organ Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42, No. 2
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Organ Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42, No. 2 is a large-scale Romantic organ work by Charles-Marie Widor, renowned for its dramatic intensity and virtuosic writing, especially in its famous toccata-like finale.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
organ composition
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organ symphony ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedComposerRole | organist of Saint-Sulpice, Paris (Charles-Marie Widor) ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | Saint-Sulpice, Paris (through Widor’s position) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Charles-Marie Widor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | (unknown or not widely documented) ⓘ |
| difficulty | virtuosic ⓘ |
| finaleCharacter | toccata-like ⓘ |
| frequentlyRecordedBy | concert organists worldwide ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueGrouping | Widor Organ Symphonies Nos. 5–10, Op. 42 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | multi-movement symphonic cycle for organ ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
I. Allegro
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II. Adagio ⓘ III. Allegro ⓘ IV. Andante ⓘ V. Finale ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of Widor’s most dramatic organ symphonies ⓘ |
| hasSection |
contrapuntal writing
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lyrical slow movement ⓘ rhythmically driving finale ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Romantic organ tradition
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symphonic orchestral writing adapted to organ ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo organ ⓘ |
| key | G minor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementCount | 5 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic intensity
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toccata-like finale ⓘ virtuosic organ writing ⓘ |
| numberWithinOpus | No. 2 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 42 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Organ Symphonies, Op. 42
NERFINISHED
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Widor organ symphonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often played on Cavaillé-Coll style instruments ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Organ Symphony No. 3 in E minor, Op. 13, No. 3
NERFINISHED
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Organ Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 13, No. 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42, No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Organ Symphony No. 7 in A minor, Op. 42, No. 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresInstrumentType | large Romantic organ ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Romantic ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 35–40 minutes ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
church recital
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concert performance ⓘ |
| usesMusicalLanguage |
chromatic harmony
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rich orchestral-style organ registration ⓘ |
| workNumberInSeries | Symphony No. 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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