Symphony No. 7 in C major
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Symphony No. 7 in C major is Jean Sibelius’s final symphony, renowned for its innovative single-movement structure and concentrated, organic musical development.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sinfonia VII
NERFINISHED
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Symphony No. 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueStatus | last numbered symphony by Sibelius ⓘ |
| composer | Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Finland ⓘ |
| countryOfPremiere | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| dateOfCompletion | 1924 ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 20–22 minutes ⓘ |
| form | continuous single movement ⓘ |
| genre | late-Romantic symphony ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Sibelius’s own earlier symphonies
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classical symphonic tradition ⓘ |
| influenceOn | 20th-century symphonic writing ⓘ |
| key | C major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
English
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Finnish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| laterRevision | single-movement symphony ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
concentrated organic musical development
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innovative single-movement structure ⓘ integration of traditional four-movement symphonic functions into one movement ⓘ prominent trombone theme ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 7 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 105 ⓘ |
| orchestration | woodwinds, brass, timpani, and strings ⓘ |
| orchestrationDetail |
double woodwinds
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four horns ⓘ strings ⓘ three trombones ⓘ timpani ⓘ tuba ⓘ |
| originalConception | three-movement work ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Fantasia sinfonica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | 1923–1924 ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | final symphony ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1924-03-24 ⓘ |
| premiereOrchestra | Konsertföreningen Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
considered one of Sibelius’s greatest works
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regarded as a landmark in symphonic form ⓘ |
| structure | single-movement symphonic form ⓘ |
| style |
late Romantic
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modernist elements ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | C major with complex modulations ⓘ |
| workSeries | Symphonies by Jean Sibelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1924 ⓘ |
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