On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

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On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring is a lyrical orchestral tone poem by Frederick Delius that evokes the tranquil atmosphere and natural sounds of early spring.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert piece ⓘ
orchestral tone poem ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Erstes Kuckuckslied im Frühling (German title) ⓘ
approximateCompositionDate 1912 ⓘ
associatedWith English pastoral tradition ⓘ
catalogueNumber RT VI/19 ⓘ
character lyrical ⓘ
pastoral ⓘ
tranquil ⓘ
composer Frederick Delius ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts cuckoo bird call ⓘ
early spring landscape ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1913 ⓘ
form single-movement tone poem ⓘ
genre orchestral music ⓘ
tone poem ⓘ
hasTitleTheme cuckoo call motif ⓘ
inspiredBy sounds of nature ⓘ
key F major ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
movementCount 1 ⓘ
notableFor evocation of nature ⓘ
use of cuckoo motif in woodwinds ⓘ
oftenPairedWith Summer Night on the River ⓘ
orchestration horns ⓘ
string orchestra ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
woodwind ⓘ
partOfRepertoire standard orchestral repertoire ⓘ
premiereLocation Germany ⓘ
style impressionistic ⓘ
late Romantic ⓘ
tempoIndication Andante tranquillo ⓘ
typicalDuration 6 minutes ⓘ
usesTechnique imitation of bird calls ⓘ
orchestral coloristic effects ⓘ

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Frederick Delius → notableWork → On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring ⓘ
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring → alsoKnownAs → Erstes Kuckuckslied im Frühling (German title) ⓘ
linked to: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
In a Summer Garden → relatedWorkByComposer → On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring ⓘ