Symphony No. 7 in E major

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Symphony No. 7 in E major is one of Anton Bruckner’s most celebrated late-Romantic symphonies, renowned for its expansive structure, rich orchestration, and deeply lyrical, spiritual character.

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instanceOf symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration about 60–70 minutes ⓘ
catalogNumber WAB 107 ⓘ
characteristic expansive structure ⓘ
lyrical character ⓘ
rich orchestration ⓘ
spiritual character ⓘ
composer Anton Bruckner ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
dateComposed 1881 ⓘ
1883 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
followsWork Symphony No. 6 in A major ⓘ
genre symphony ⓘ
historicalContext late 19th century Austro-German symphonic tradition ⓘ
influencedBy Richard Wagner ⓘ
keyOfMovement I. Allegro moderato in E major ⓘ
II. Adagio in C-sharp minor ⓘ
III. Scherzo in A minor ⓘ
IV. Finale in E major ⓘ
language none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement I. Allegro moderato ⓘ
II. Adagio ⓘ
III. Scherzo: Sehr schnell ⓘ
IV. Finale: Bewegt, doch nicht schnell ⓘ
musicalKey E major ⓘ
notableAspect helped establish Bruckner’s international reputation ⓘ
one of Bruckner’s most frequently performed symphonies ⓘ
notableMovement Adagio second movement ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
orchestrationFeature Wagner tubas ⓘ
expanded brass section ⓘ
large Romantic orchestra ⓘ
rich string writing ⓘ
periodOfComposition 1881–1883 ⓘ
placeComposed Linz ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ
positionInComposerOutput Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony ⓘ
precededByWork Symphony No. 8 in C minor ⓘ
premiereConductor Arthur Nikisch ⓘ
premiereDate 30 December 1884 ⓘ
premiereLocation Leipzig ⓘ
premiereOrchestra Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra ⓘ
publisher Rättig (first edition) ⓘ
style late Romantic ⓘ
workTitle Symphony No. 7 in E major ⓘ

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Anton Bruckner → notableWork → Symphony No. 7 in E major ⓘ
Symphony No. 7 in E major → workTitle → Symphony No. 7 in E major ⓘ
Symphony No. 8 in C minor → precededBy → Symphony No. 7 in E major ⓘ
Symphony No. 6 in C major "Little C major" → followedBy → Symphony No. 7 in E major (unfinished) ⓘ
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