Symphonie in C-Dur

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Symphonie in C-Dur is the original German title of Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C major, commonly known as the “Great” Symphony.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony
alsoKnownAs Great C major Symphony NERFINISHED
Schubert’s Great Symphony NERFINISHED
Symphony No. 9 in C major NERFINISHED
Symphony in C major, D 944 NERFINISHED
approximateCompositionPeriod late 1820s
associatedWithCity Vienna NERFINISHED
belongsToCatalogue Deutsch catalogue of Schubert’s works NERFINISHED
catalogNumber D 944 NERFINISHED
completionDateApproximate 1826–1828
composedBy Franz Schubert NERFINISHED
composer Franz Schubert NERFINISHED
composerCountry Austria NERFINISHED
distinguishedFrom Symphony No. 6 in C major, D 589 (Little C major) NERFINISHED
distinguishingTitleLanguage German
firstConductor Felix Mendelssohn NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceDate 1839
firstPerformancePlace Leipzig NERFINISHED
genre Classical music
hasForm multi-movement symphonic form
hasNickname The Great NERFINISHED
hasOpusNumber none (published without opus number)
historicalSignificance considered one of Schubert’s greatest orchestral works
important bridge between Classical and Romantic symphony
influenced later Romantic symphonic writing
key C major
languageOfTitle German
movement I. Andante – Allegro ma non troppo
II. Andante con moto
III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro vivace
movementCount 4
notableFeature extensive use of brass
large scale and length
rich orchestration
numberInSeries 9
orchestration orchestra
originalTitleOf Symphony No. 9 in C major, D 944 NERFINISHED
period Romantic era
precededBy Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D 759 (Unfinished) NERFINISHED
style early Romantic symphony
titleTranslation Symphony in C major NERFINISHED
typicalPerformanceDuration about 50–60 minutes
workOf Franz Schubert NERFINISHED

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