Spring Symphony

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Spring Symphony is Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38, a Romantic-era orchestral work celebrated for its bright, optimistic character and evocation of springtime renewal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic-era composition ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 ⓘ
approximateCompositionEnd 1841 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStart 1841 ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 38 ⓘ
composer Robert Schumann ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo Ferdinand David ⓘ
genre symphony ⓘ
hasMovement I. Andante un poco maestoso – Allegro molto vivace ⓘ
II. Larghetto ⓘ
III. Scherzo: Molto vivace ⓘ
IV. Allegro animato e grazioso ⓘ
inCatalogueOf standard Romantic symphonic repertoire ⓘ
influencedBy tradition of Beethoven’s symphonies ⓘ
inspiredBy poetic idea of spring ⓘ
key B-flat major ⓘ
languageOfWork none (instrumental) ⓘ
musicalPeriod Romantic era ⓘ
notableFeature buoyant finale ⓘ
energetic scherzo ⓘ
lyrical slow movement ⓘ
prominent use of brass fanfares ⓘ
numberInSeries 1 ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
orchestration brass ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
strings ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
partOf Robert Schumann’s symphonic output ⓘ
placeOfPremiere Leipzig ⓘ
premiereConductor Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ
premiereOrchestra Gewandhaus Orchestra ⓘ
styleCharacteristic bright character ⓘ
evocation of springtime renewal ⓘ
optimistic mood ⓘ
title Spring Symphony ⓘ
tonalityOfFinale B-flat major ⓘ
tonalityOfFirstMovement B-flat major ⓘ
tonalityOfSecondMovement E-flat major ⓘ
tonalityOfThirdMovement G minor ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOeuvre first completed symphony by Robert Schumann ⓘ
yearOfPremiere 1841 ⓘ

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Herbert Grönemeyer → actedIn → Spring Symphony ⓘ
Spring Symphony → title → Spring Symphony ⓘ
Schumann’s symphonies → commonNameOfWork → Spring Symphony ⓘ