Symphony No. 1 in E minor
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Symphony No. 1 in E minor is Jean Sibelius’s first published symphony, a late-Romantic orchestral work noted for its dark Nordic character, sweeping melodies, and powerful, dramatic orchestration.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Symphony No. 1 in E minor canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
ⓘ
symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sibelius Symphony No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 40 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Finnish national romanticism ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 39 ⓘ |
| composer | Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1899 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Finland ⓘ |
| genre | late-Romantic music ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Nordic atmosphere
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dramatic contrasts ⓘ lyrical themes ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass
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percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
Andante (ma non troppo lento)
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Andante, ma non troppo – Allegro energico ⓘ Finale (Quasi una fantasia): Andante – Allegro molto NERFINISHED ⓘ Scherzo: Allegro ⓘ |
| hasProminentInstrument |
clarinet
ⓘ
strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Russian late-Romantic symphonic tradition ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
English
ⓘ
Finnish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| notedFor |
dark Nordic character
ⓘ
dramatic orchestration ⓘ powerful orchestration ⓘ sweeping melodies ⓘ |
| orchestration | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInSeries | first published symphony by Jean Sibelius ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Grand Duchy of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1899-04-26 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Helsinki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureFeature | cyclical thematic elements ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | first symphony by Jean Sibelius ⓘ |
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