Symphony No. 5

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Symphony No. 5 is a mid-20th-century symphonic work by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů, noted for its vibrant orchestration and blend of neoclassical clarity with expressive modern harmonies.

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instanceOf symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration about 30 minutes ⓘ
associatedComposer Bohuslav Martinů ⓘ
catalogue Martinů thematic catalogue ⓘ
catalogueDesignation H.310 in Halbreich catalogue ⓘ
composer Bohuslav Martinů ⓘ
composerNationality Czech ⓘ
compositionEndDate 1946 ⓘ
compositionPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
compositionStartDate 1946 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era modern era ⓘ
genre 20th-century classical music ⓘ
neoclassical music ⓘ
symphonic music ⓘ
hasInstrumentation brass ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
possibly harp or piano (typical of Martinů) ⓘ
strings ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
historicalContext post-World War II era ⓘ
key B-flat major ⓘ
languageOfWork none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement I. Adagio – Allegro ⓘ
II. Larghetto ⓘ
III. Lento ⓘ
IV. Allegro ⓘ
notableCharacteristic clear formal design ⓘ
contrasts of texture and color ⓘ
rhythmic vitality ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
orchestration vibrant ⓘ
orchestrationType large orchestra ⓘ
orderInComposerSymphonies fifth symphony ⓘ
partOf cycle of six symphonies by Bohuslav Martinů ⓘ
placeOfComposition New York (approximate) ⓘ
linked to: New York City

United States ⓘ
premiereCountry United States ⓘ
premiereDate 1947 ⓘ
relatedWork Symphony No. 4 (Martinů) ⓘ
Symphony No. 6 "Fantaisies symphoniques" (Martinů) ⓘ
style expressive modern harmonies ⓘ
neoclassical clarity ⓘ
tonalLanguage tonal with modern harmonic elements ⓘ
workNumber H. 310 ⓘ

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Bohuslav Martinů → notableWork → Symphony No. 5 ⓘ