Symphony No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 63

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Symphony No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 63 is a large-scale orchestral work by Edward Elgar, noted for its rich late-Romantic harmonies, emotional depth, and complex orchestration.

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Symphony No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 63 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration about 50 minutes ⓘ
associatedWith Edwardian era ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 63 ⓘ
centuryOfComposition 20th century ⓘ
composer Edward Elgar ⓘ
composerNationality British ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo memory of King Edward VII ⓘ
follows Symphony No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 55 ⓘ
form multi-movement symphonic form ⓘ
genre late-Romantic music ⓘ
hasTonality major ⓘ
historicalContext post-Romantic symphonic tradition ⓘ
instrumentation brass ⓘ
harp ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
strings ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
intendedVenue concert hall ⓘ
key E-flat major ⓘ
languageOfWork instrumental ⓘ
movement I. Allegro vivace e nobilmente ⓘ
II. Larghetto ⓘ
III. Rondo: Presto ⓘ
IV. Moderato e maestoso ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
nationalSchool English music ⓘ
notedFor complex orchestration ⓘ
emotional depth ⓘ
rich harmonies ⓘ
numberInSeries 2 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 63 ⓘ
orchestration large orchestra ⓘ
period early 20th century ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput second completed symphony by Edward Elgar ⓘ
premiereConductor Edward Elgar ⓘ
premiereLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
premierePerformer Queen's Hall Orchestra ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Enigma Variations, Op. 36 ⓘ
linked to: Enigma Variations

Symphony No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 55 ⓘ
style late Romantic ⓘ
tonalCenter E-flat ⓘ
typicalPerformanceMedium symphony orchestra ⓘ
workType concert music ⓘ

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