Reformation Symphony

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The Reformation Symphony is Felix Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5 in D minor, a work commemorating the Protestant Reformation and incorporating Martin Luther’s chorale "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott."

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Reformations-Symphonie 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony
alsoKnownAs Symphony No. 5 NERFINISHED
Symphony No. 5 in D minor NERFINISHED
basedOn Lutheran chorale tradition
catalogueNumber Op. 107
commemorates 300th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession
Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED
composer Felix Mendelssohn NERFINISHED
composerNationality German
countryOfOrigin Germany
dedicatedTo commemoration of the Reformation
featuresInstrument bassoon
cello
clarinet
double bass
flute
horn
oboe
orchestra
timpani
trombone
trumpet
viola
violin
genre programmatic symphony
hasChoraleFinale true
hasKeySignature one flat (D minor)
hasLiturgicalAssociation Reformation celebrations
hasNickname Reformation NERFINISHED
hasOrchestrationType classical symphony orchestra
hasReligiousTheme true
incorporates chorale "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" NERFINISHED
influencedBy Lutheran church music
key D minor
languageOfTitle English
movement I: Andante – Allegro con fuoco
II: Allegro vivace
III: Andante
IV: Andante con moto – Allegro maestoso
numberOfMovements 4
period Romantic era NERFINISHED
religiousContext Protestantism
style early Romantic
thematicMaterial A Mighty Fortress Is Our God NERFINISHED
title Reformation Symphony NERFINISHED
usesChorale "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"
usesMelodyBy Martin Luther NERFINISHED
workNumberInComposerOutput 5 (symphonies)

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Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" titleInGerman Reformation Symphony
this entity surface form: Reformations-Symphonie