Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major
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Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major is a landmark orchestral work by Jean Sibelius, celebrated for its sweeping, organic structure and majestic, nature-inspired finale.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sibelius Symphony No. 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 82 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Finnish government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionOccasion | 50th birthday of Jean Sibelius ⓘ |
| composer | Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Finnish ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Finland ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1914 ⓘ |
| dateRevised |
1915
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1916 ⓘ 1919 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Finnish people ⓘ |
| genre | symphonic music ⓘ |
| hasOpusNumber | 82 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central work in Sibelius’s symphonic output
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landmark of early 20th-century symphonic repertoire ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Finnish landscape
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nature ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movement |
first movement
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second movement ⓘ third movement ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
innovative large-scale form
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majestic brass writing ⓘ nature-inspired finale ⓘ organic thematic development ⓘ swan theme in the finale ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 5 ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| originalVersion | four-movement version ⓘ |
| partOf | symphonies by Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 8 December 1915 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Helsinki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | many major symphony orchestras ⓘ |
| revisedVersion | three-movement final version ⓘ |
| revisedVersionPremiereDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| structure | three movements ⓘ |
| style |
early modernist
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late Romantic ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext | concert hall ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | English conventional title ⓘ |
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