Symphonies of Wind Instruments

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Symphonies of Wind Instruments is a 1920 chamber work by Igor Stravinsky for wind ensemble, noted for its austere, mosaic-like structure and its role as a memorial to Claude Debussy.

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instanceOf chamber work ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
work for wind ensemble ⓘ
catalogueNote often considered an important transitional work in Stravinsky's output ⓘ
commemorationOf death of Claude Debussy ⓘ
commemorativeWorkFor Claude Debussy ⓘ
composer Igor Stravinsky ⓘ
composerNationality Russian ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
decadeComposed 1920s ⓘ
dedicatedTo Claude Debussy ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1920 ⓘ
genre 20th-century classical music ⓘ
hasKey no fixed key (largely atonal or modal) ⓘ
hasMovement single continuous movement ⓘ
influencedBy Igor Stravinsky's neoclassical tendencies ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
notableFeature absence of traditional thematic development ⓘ
frequent changes of texture ⓘ
non-developmental blocks of sound ⓘ
use of chorale-like passages ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage French ⓘ
performanceMedium concert hall ⓘ
premiereYear 1921 ⓘ
scoredFor brass instruments ⓘ
wind ensemble ⓘ
woodwind instruments ⓘ
structureCharacteristic austere ⓘ
mosaic-like ⓘ
stylePeriod modernist ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 8 minutes ⓘ
workAs memorial to Claude Debussy ⓘ
yearComposed 1920 ⓘ

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Igor Stravinsky → notableWork → Symphonies of Wind Instruments ⓘ