Symphony No. 2

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Symphony No. 2 is a mid-20th-century orchestral work by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů, noted for its lyrical neoclassical style and vibrant rhythmic energy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration about 25 minutes ⓘ
catalogueNumber H. 295 ⓘ
characteristic vibrant rhythmic energy ⓘ
commissionedBy Koussevitzky Music Foundation ⓘ
Serge Koussevitzky ⓘ
composedInExile true ⓘ
composer Bohuslav Martinů ⓘ
composerNationality Czech ⓘ
composerResidenceDuringComposition United States ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dateComposed 1943 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Koussevitzky Music Foundation ⓘ
Serge Koussevitzky ⓘ
followedBy Symphony No. 3 ⓘ
follows Symphony No. 1 ⓘ
genre neoclassical music ⓘ
hasKey D major (commonly associated, though not always specified) ⓘ
hasReception regarded as one of Martinů’s concise and optimistic wartime symphonies ⓘ
languageOfTitle Czech ⓘ
English ⓘ
movement I. Allegro moderato ⓘ
II. Andante moderato ⓘ
III. Allegro ⓘ
notableFeature bright, optimistic character ⓘ
contrapuntal writing ⓘ
transparent orchestration ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
orchestration full orchestra ⓘ
partOf symphonies by Bohuslav Martinů ⓘ
period 20th century ⓘ
World War II era ⓘ
premiereConductor Serge Koussevitzky ⓘ
premiereCountry United States ⓘ
premiereLocation Boston ⓘ
premierePerformer Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Symphony No. 1 ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 ⓘ
Symphony No. 4 ⓘ
Symphony No. 5 ⓘ
Symphony No. 6 "Fantaisies symphoniques" ⓘ
style lyrical ⓘ
neoclassical ⓘ
typicalEnsemble professional symphony orchestra ⓘ
workTitleInCzech Symfonie č. 2 ⓘ
workTitleInEnglish Symphony No. 2 ⓘ

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Bohuslav Martinů → notableWork → Symphony No. 2 ⓘ