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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 5 movements |
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Composition Year | 1952 |
Genre Categories | Symphonies; For voice, female chorus, organ, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; |
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⇒ 4 more: II. Scherzo • III. Landscape • III. Landscape (conclusion) • IV. Intermezzo / V. Epilogue
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Complete Score (CA)
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1. Prelude: Andante maestoso (CA)
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⇒ 4 more: 2. Scherzo: Moderato • 3. Landscape: Lento • 4. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto • 5. Epilogue. Alla marcia, moderato (non troppo allegro)
2. Scherzo: Moderato (CA)
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3. Landscape: Lento (CA)
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4. Intermezzo: Andante sostenuto (CA)
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5. Epilogue. Alla marcia, moderato (non troppo allegro) (CA)
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Work Title | Sinfonia Antartica |
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Alternative. Title | Symphony No.7 (later printings) |
Composer | Vaughan Williams, Ralph |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IRV 74 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 5 movements:
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1952 |
First Performance. | 1953-01-14
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First Publication. | 1953 – London: Oxford University Press |
Dedication | Ernest Irving (1878-1953) |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 42 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Modern |
Instrumentation | soprano, female chorus, orchestra |
InstrDetail | Voices: soprano, female chorus (SSA) Orchestra: 3 flutes/piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon + 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, triangle, cymbals, snare drum, tenor drum, bass drum, tam-tam, chimes, glockenspiel, xylophone, vibraphone, wind machine + celesta, harp, piano, organ + strings |
External Links | Wikipedia article |
The composer only started using numbers (eg symphony no.7) on his scores starting with Symphony no.8, so the 1968 printing of this score uses "symphony no.7" but the first edition 1953 score does not. The composer's title is Sinfonia antartica, only one "c".
Symphonies by Ralph Vaughan Williams | |
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