Roussel symphonies

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Roussel symphonies are the orchestral symphonic works composed by French composer Albert Roussel, noted for their vigorous rhythms, rich orchestration, and blend of impressionist color with neoclassical structure.

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Label Occurrences
Roussel symphonies canonical 1
Symphony No. 2 (Roussel) 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf group of musical compositions ⓘ
symphonic cycle ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
associatedWith French modernism ⓘ
commissionedBy Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
composer Albert Roussel ⓘ
Albert Roussel ⓘ
Albert Roussel ⓘ
Albert Roussel ⓘ
Albert Roussel ⓘ
compositionPeriod 1904–1906 ⓘ
1919–1921 ⓘ
1929–1930 ⓘ
1934 ⓘ
conductorAtPremiere Serge Koussevitzky ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
genre orchestral music ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
hasPart Symphony No. 1 (Roussel) ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 (Roussel) ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 (Roussel) ⓘ
Symphony No. 4 (Roussel) ⓘ
key A major ⓘ
B-flat major ⓘ
D minor ⓘ
G minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
movement French classical music ⓘ
nickname Le poème de la forêt ⓘ
notableCharacteristic blend of impressionist color with neoclassical structure ⓘ
rich orchestration ⓘ
vigorous rhythms ⓘ
numberOfMovements 3 ⓘ
4 ⓘ
4 ⓘ
4 ⓘ
numberOfWorks 4 ⓘ
period 20th-century classical music ⓘ
premiereYear 1908 ⓘ
1922 ⓘ
1930 ⓘ
1935 ⓘ
primaryPerformanceVenueType concert hall ⓘ
stylisticInfluence Impressionism ⓘ
Neoclassicism ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation large orchestra ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Symphony No. 3 → hasCatalogueSection → Roussel symphonies ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 (Roussel) → precededBy → Symphony No. 2 (Roussel) ⓘ
linked to: Roussel symphonies