Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 53

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Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 53 is a late orchestral work by French composer Albert Roussel, noted for its concise form, rhythmic vitality, and vivid orchestration.

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Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 53 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony ⓘ
associatedWithConductor Charles Munch ⓘ
associatedWithOrchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
catalogueStatus major orchestral work in Roussel’s output ⓘ
characteristic concise form ⓘ
rhythmic vitality ⓘ
vivid orchestration ⓘ
chronologicalPositionInComposerOutput late work ⓘ
completionYear 1934 ⓘ
composer Albert Roussel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dedicatedTo Charles Munch ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1936 ⓘ
follows Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42 ⓘ
genre symphony ⓘ
hasInstrumentation possibly harp (in some performances/scores) ⓘ
woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings ⓘ
influencedBy classical symphonic tradition ⓘ
impressionism (to a limited extent) ⓘ
influences French neoclassicism ⓘ
key A major ⓘ
language none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement I. Lento – Allegro con brio ⓘ
II. Lento molto ⓘ
III. Allegro scherzando ⓘ
IV. Allegro con spirito ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
nationalSchool French music ⓘ
notableFeature colorful orchestral textures ⓘ
compact symphonic design ⓘ
complex rhythms ⓘ
numberInSeries 4 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 53 ⓘ
orchestration full symphony orchestra ⓘ
placeOfComposition France ⓘ
precedes none (last symphony by Roussel) ⓘ
premiereConductor Albert Wolff ⓘ
premiereDate 1935-10-19 ⓘ
premiereEnsemble Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire ⓘ
premierePlace Paris ⓘ
publisher Durand ⓘ
stylePeriod 20th-century classical music ⓘ
tonalLanguage tonal with modal and modernist elements ⓘ
typicalDuration about 25 minutes ⓘ
workCatalogueNumber Op. 53 ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1934 ⓘ

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Albert Roussel → notableWork → Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 53 ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42 → followedByWork → Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 53 ⓘ