Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12

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Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12 is a single-movement orchestral work by American composer Samuel Barber that combines symphonic development with the concentrated argument of a literary essay.

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instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
single-movement composition ⓘ
composer Samuel Barber ⓘ
composerNationality American ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describedAs combining symphonic development with the concentrated argument of a literary essay ⓘ
form single movement ⓘ
genre 20th-century classical music ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
hasCatalogueDesignation Op. 12 ⓘ
hasInfluenceFrom literary essay ⓘ
symphonic poem ⓘ
hasKeyCharacteristic concentrated musical argument ⓘ
symphonic development ⓘ
hasTitle Essay for Orchestra No. 1 ⓘ
Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12 ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
movementCount 1 ⓘ
numberInSeries 1 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 12 ⓘ
partOfSeries Essays for Orchestra ⓘ
scoredFor orchestra ⓘ
style neo-Romantic ⓘ
tonal ⓘ
workSeriesPosition first essay for orchestra by Samuel Barber ⓘ

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Samuel Barber → notableWork → Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12 ⓘ
Samuel Barber → notableWork → Essay for Orchestra No. 2, Op. 17 ⓘ
linked to: Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12
Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12 → hasTitle → Essay for Orchestra No. 1 ⓘ
linked to: Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12
Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12 → hasTitle → Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12 ⓘ