Symphony No. 3

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Symphony No. 3 is a large-scale orchestral work by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, noted for its dramatic intensity and prominent use of organ and brass.

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Symphony No. 3 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Symphony-Poem ⓘ
Symphony-Poem in B-flat minor ⓘ
belongsToCatalogueOf Aram Khachaturian ⓘ
composer Aram Khachaturian ⓘ
composerNationality Armenian ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
dateOfComposition 1947 ⓘ
dedicatedTo 30th anniversary of the October Revolution ⓘ
duration approximately 35 minutes ⓘ
followsWork Symphony No. 2 ⓘ
genre symphonic poem ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
hasChoraleLikeSections true ⓘ
hasRecording multiple commercial recordings ⓘ
hasVirtuosicOrchestration true ⓘ
historicalContext post–World War II Soviet music ⓘ
intendedVenue concert hall ⓘ
key B-flat minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle Russian ⓘ
movementCount 1 ⓘ
notableInstrumentation expanded percussion ⓘ
large brass section ⓘ
organ ⓘ
numberInSeries 3 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 67 ⓘ
period 20th-century classical music ⓘ
placeOfPremiere Leningrad ⓘ
precededByWork Symphony No. 2 ⓘ
premiereConductor Yevgeny Mravinsky ⓘ
linked to: Evgeny Mravinsky
premiereOrchestra Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ
scoring large orchestra ⓘ
organ and orchestra ⓘ
structure one-movement symphony ⓘ
styleCharacteristic brilliant orchestration ⓘ
dramatic intensity ⓘ
prominent brass writing ⓘ
rhythmic drive ⓘ
use of fanfare-like motifs ⓘ
subjectMatter celebratory Soviet theme ⓘ
tonalCenter B-flat ⓘ
usesBrassProminently true ⓘ
usesOrganProminently true ⓘ
workType concert work ⓘ
yearOfPremiere 1947 ⓘ

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Aram Khachaturian → notableWork → Symphony No. 3 ⓘ