A Symphony of Three Orchestras

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A Symphony of Three Orchestras is a complex, late-20th-century orchestral work by Elliott Carter that showcases his intricate rhythmic language and spatially separated ensembles.

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instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
associatedWith New York Philharmonic’s 135th anniversary season ⓘ
catalogueStatus major work in Elliott Carter’s catalogue ⓘ
commissionedBy New York Philharmonic ⓘ
composer Elliott Carter ⓘ
composerStyle Elliott Carter’s mature style ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dedicatedTo Pierre Boulez ⓘ
genre 20th-century classical music ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ
hasApproximateDuration about 20 minutes ⓘ
hasKey atonal or non-tonal ⓘ
hasType concert work ⓘ
inspiredBy Hart Crane’s poem "The Bridge" ⓘ
linked to: Hart Crane
intendedVenueType concert hall ⓘ
languageOfWork instrumental ⓘ
movementCount 1 ⓘ
notableFeature complex late-20th-century harmonic language ⓘ
complex polyrhythms ⓘ
independent orchestral groups ⓘ
intricate rhythmic language ⓘ
numberOfOrchestras 3 ⓘ
orchestrationFeature large orchestra ⓘ
three spatially separated orchestral groups ⓘ
partOf Elliott Carter’s orchestral output ⓘ
period late 20th century ⓘ
premiereConductor Pierre Boulez ⓘ
premiereDate 1977 ⓘ
premieredBy New York Philharmonic ⓘ
premiereLocation New York City ⓘ
structure single-movement symphonic work ⓘ
subjectMatter evocation of New York City and its bridges ⓘ
uses complex tempo relationships ⓘ
metric modulation ⓘ
spatially separated ensembles ⓘ
workTitleLanguage English ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1976 ⓘ
1977 ⓘ

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