Symphony No. 4 in A minor

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orchestral work symphony

Symphony No. 4 in A minor is a stark, introspective orchestral work by Jean Sibelius, noted for its austere harmonies, unconventional structure, and deeply psychological character.

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Symphony No. 4 in A minor canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sibelius Symphony No. 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63 NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 63 ⓘ
composer Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1911 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1909 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Finland ⓘ
dedication Betty Frey NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre symphonic music ⓘ
influencedBy Sibelius’s personal health crisis ⓘ
Sibelius’s stay in Koli, Karelia ⓘ
key A minor ⓘ
language none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement Allegro ⓘ
Allegro molto vivace ⓘ
Il tempo largo ⓘ
Tempo molto moderato, quasi adagio ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableCharacteristic austere harmonies ⓘ
dark orchestral color ⓘ
economical orchestration ⓘ
prominent role for low strings ⓘ
psychological depth ⓘ
restrained use of brass ⓘ
stark, introspective character ⓘ
unconventional structure ⓘ
use of tritone intervals ⓘ
numberInSeries 4 ⓘ
orchestration brass ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
strings ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
partOf symphonies of Jean Sibelius ⓘ
period early 20th century ⓘ
premiereConductor Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereCountry Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereDate 1911-04-03 ⓘ
premierePlace Helsinki NERFINISHED ⓘ
style late Romantic ⓘ
modernist ⓘ
tonalCenter A minor ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 35 minutes ⓘ
workChronologyNext Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major NERFINISHED ⓘ
workChronologyPrevious Symphony No. 3 in C major NERFINISHED ⓘ

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