Symphony No. 2

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Symphony No. 2 is a large-scale orchestral work by Aram Khachaturian, noted for its dramatic intensity, vivid orchestration, and incorporation of Armenian musical elements.

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Symphony No. 2 canonical 1

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instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Symphony No. 2 in E minor ⓘ
The Bell Symphony ⓘ
associatedWith Armenian national identity ⓘ
World War II context ⓘ
composer Aram Khachaturian ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
dedicatedTo victims of war ⓘ
era Soviet era ⓘ
genre 20th-century classical music ⓘ
classical music ⓘ
hasForm multi-movement symphonic form ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bells ⓘ
brass ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
strings ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
hasMovement finale ⓘ
first movement ⓘ
second movement ⓘ
third movement ⓘ
inCatalogueOf Aram Khachaturian compositions ⓘ
incorporates Armenian folk-like themes ⓘ
key E minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle Russian ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableCharacteristic dramatic intensity ⓘ
vivid orchestration ⓘ
notableFeature intense rhythmic drive ⓘ
prominent bell motif ⓘ
rich orchestral color ⓘ
notedBy critics for its vivid orchestration ⓘ
musicologists for its dramatic intensity ⓘ
orchestrationFor large orchestra ⓘ
partOf Khachaturian symphonies ⓘ
period 20th century ⓘ
premiereConductor Aram Khachaturian ⓘ
premiereLocation Moscow ⓘ
style Armenian national style ⓘ
Soviet symphonic style ⓘ
subjectMatter hope and triumph ⓘ
human suffering ⓘ
tragedy of war ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 50 minutes ⓘ
usesMusicalElement Armenian musical elements ⓘ
workOf Aram Khachaturian ⓘ

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Aram Khachaturian → notableWork → Symphony No. 2 ⓘ