Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

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Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 is a lyrical and folk-influenced orchestral work by Antonín Dvořák, celebrated for its warm melodies, colorful orchestration, and optimistic character.

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Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration 36 minutes ⓘ
catalogueNumber B. 163 ⓘ
character optimistic ⓘ
composer Antonín Dvořák ⓘ
composerNationality Czech ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Bohemia ⓘ
dateComposed 1889 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Bohemian Academy of Emperor Franz Joseph for the Encouragement of Arts and Literature ⓘ
firstConductor Antonín Dvořák ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 2 February 1890 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Prague ⓘ
followedBy Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World" ⓘ
frequentlyRecordedBy major symphony orchestras ⓘ
genre Romantic music ⓘ
influences Czech folk music ⓘ
key G major ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
German ⓘ
movement I. Allegro con brio ⓘ
II. Adagio ⓘ
III. Allegretto grazioso ⓘ
IV. Allegro ma non troppo ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableFeature birdsong-like motives in the first movement ⓘ
dance-like third movement ⓘ
theme-and-variations finale ⓘ
notableFor colorful orchestration ⓘ
warm melodies ⓘ
numberInSeries 8 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 88 ⓘ
orchestration brass ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
strings ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
partOf standard orchestral repertoire ⓘ
period late Romantic ⓘ
placeComposed Vysoká u Příbramě ⓘ
precededBy Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 ⓘ
publisher Simrock ⓘ
style folk-influenced ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext concert hall ⓘ
workTitleLanguage Czech ⓘ

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Antonín Dvořák → notableWork → Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 ⓘ
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From the New World" → precededBy → Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 ⓘ
Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 → relatedWorkBySameComposer → Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 ⓘ