Symphony No. 2 for strings and trumpet
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Symphony No. 2 for strings and trumpet is a 1941–42 orchestral work by Swiss-French composer Arthur Honegger, noted for its dark, tense string writing contrasted with a radiant concluding trumpet chorale.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | orchestral work ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | H.153 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Paul Sacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Arthur Honegger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality |
French
ⓘ
Swiss ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Paul Sacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endingCharacter | radiant ⓘ |
| endingFeature | trumpet chorale ⓘ |
| era | World War II period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | symphonic music ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
first movement
ⓘ
second movement ⓘ third movement ⓘ |
| historicalContext | composed during World War II ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
cellos
ⓘ
double basses ⓘ trumpet ⓘ violas ⓘ violins ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic |
chorale-like trumpet theme in finale
ⓘ
use of muted strings in much of the work ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mood |
dark
ⓘ
tense ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dark string writing
ⓘ
radiant concluding trumpet chorale ⓘ tense string textures ⓘ |
| notedFor | contrast between anguished strings and consoling trumpet chorale ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Arthur Honegger symphonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | second symphony ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Paul Sacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| reception | considered one of Honegger's major works ⓘ |
| scoring |
solo trumpet
ⓘ
string orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three movements ⓘ |
| style |
expressionist elements
ⓘ
neoclassical elements ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 20 minutes ⓘ |
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