Symphony No. 1

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Symphony No. 1 is a large-scale orchestral work by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů, reflecting his distinctive blend of neoclassicism, folk influences, and modern harmonies.

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Symphony No. 1 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Symphony (Martinů) ⓘ
Symfonie č. 1 ⓘ
catalogNumber H. 289 ⓘ
commissionedBy Serge Koussevitzky ⓘ
commissionedFor Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
composer Bohuslav Martinů ⓘ
composerNationality Czech ⓘ
compositionEndDate 1942 ⓘ
compositionStartDate 1942 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Czechoslovakia ⓘ
dedicatedTo Natalie Koussevitzky ⓘ
durationApprox 35–40 minutes ⓘ
era modern classical music ⓘ
followedBy Symphony No. 2 (Martinů) ⓘ
follows Concerto grosso (Martinů) ⓘ
genre 20th-century classical music ⓘ
neoclassical music ⓘ
hasOpusNumber no ⓘ
influencedBy Czech folk music ⓘ
key E major ⓘ
languageOfProgramNotes English ⓘ
movement I. Poco moderato ⓘ
II. Scherzo: Allegro ⓘ
III. Largo ⓘ
IV. Allegro ma non troppo ⓘ
notableFeature blend of neoclassicism and Czech folk elements ⓘ
complex modern harmonies ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
orchestration large orchestra ⓘ
partOfSeries Symphonies by Bohuslav Martinů ⓘ
period World War II era ⓘ
placeOfComposition United States of America ⓘ
positionInSeries 1 ⓘ
premiereConductor Serge Koussevitzky ⓘ
premiereCountry United States of America ⓘ
premiereDate 1942-11-13 ⓘ
premiereEnsemble Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
premierePlace Boston ⓘ
style modern harmonies ⓘ
neoclassicism ⓘ
uses folk-inspired themes ⓘ
polytonality ⓘ
syncopated rhythms ⓘ
workListIn Halbreich catalogue of Martinů ⓘ
workTitleLanguage Czech ⓘ
English ⓘ

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