Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"

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Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" is Leonard Bernstein’s early, three-movement symphony for orchestra and mezzo-soprano that reflects themes from the biblical Book of Jeremiah and helped establish his reputation as a serious composer.

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Generate an image of Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" (Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" is Leonard Bernstein’s early, three-movement symphony for orchestra and mezzo-soprano that reflects themes from the biblical Book of Jeremiah and helped establish his reputation as a serious composer.)

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instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
awarded New York Music Critics' Circle Award ⓘ
awardYear 1944 ⓘ
basedOn Book of Jeremiah ⓘ
catalogNumber Bernstein Symphony No. 1 ⓘ
composer Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1943 ⓘ
compositionPeriod early career of Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1942 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Felicia Montealegre ⓘ
duration approximately 25 minutes ⓘ
firstRecordingYear 1940s ⓘ
genre 20th-century classical music ⓘ
choral symphony ⓘ
hasMovement Lamentation ⓘ
Profanation ⓘ
Prophecy ⓘ
hasVocalPartInMovement Lamentation ⓘ
helpedEstablishReputationOf Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
historicalContext composed during World War II ⓘ
inspiredBy Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh
key E minor ⓘ
language Hebrew ⓘ
movementCount 3 ⓘ
notableFor early demonstration of Bernstein's serious compositional style ⓘ
integration of Hebrew liturgical text into symphonic form ⓘ
numberInSeries 1 ⓘ
premiereCity Pittsburgh ⓘ
premiereConductor Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
premiereCountry United States ⓘ
premiereDate 1944-01-28 ⓘ
premiereOrchestra Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
publisher Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ
scoring mezzo-soprano solo ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
textLanguage Hebrew ⓘ
textSource Lamentations of Jeremiah ⓘ
linked to: Lamentations
theme Jewish identity ⓘ
destruction of Jerusalem ⓘ
faith and doubt ⓘ
lamentation ⓘ
profanation ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ
vocalPartType mezzo-soprano solo in final movement ⓘ
voiceType mezzo-soprano ⓘ

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