Symphony No. 7 in C major

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Symphony No. 7 in C major is Jean Sibelius’s final symphony, renowned for its innovative single-movement structure and concentrated, organic musical development.

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Symphony No. 7 in C major canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sinfonia VII ⓘ
Symphony No. 7 ⓘ
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105 ⓘ
catalogueStatus last numbered symphony by Sibelius ⓘ
composer Jean Sibelius ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Finland ⓘ
countryOfPremiere Sweden ⓘ
criticalReception highly acclaimed ⓘ
dateOfCompletion 1924 ⓘ
duration approximately 20–22 minutes ⓘ
form continuous single movement ⓘ
genre late-Romantic symphony ⓘ
influencedBy Sibelius’s own earlier symphonies ⓘ
classical symphonic tradition ⓘ
influenceOn 20th-century symphonic writing ⓘ
key C major ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
Finnish ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ
laterRevision single-movement symphony ⓘ
movementCount 1 ⓘ
notableFeature concentrated organic musical development ⓘ
innovative single-movement structure ⓘ
integration of traditional four-movement symphonic functions into one movement ⓘ
prominent trombone theme ⓘ
numberInSeries 7 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 105 ⓘ
orchestration woodwinds, brass, timpani, and strings ⓘ
orchestrationDetail double woodwinds ⓘ
four horns ⓘ
strings ⓘ
three trombones ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
tuba ⓘ
originalConception three-movement work ⓘ
originalTitle Fantasia sinfonica ⓘ
periodOfComposition 1923–1924 ⓘ
placeOfPremiere Stockholm ⓘ
positionInSeries final symphony ⓘ
premiereConductor Jean Sibelius ⓘ
premiereDate 1924-03-24 ⓘ
premiereOrchestra Konsertföreningen Orchestra ⓘ
reputation considered one of Sibelius’s greatest works ⓘ
regarded as a landmark in symphonic form ⓘ
structure single-movement symphonic form ⓘ
style late Romantic ⓘ
modernist elements ⓘ
tonalCenter C major with complex modulations ⓘ
workSeries Symphonies by Jean Sibelius ⓘ
linked to: Sibelius symphonies
yearOfComposition 1924 ⓘ

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Jean Sibelius → notableWork → Symphony No. 7 in C major ⓘ
Symphony No. 6 in D minor → followedByWork → Symphony No. 7 in C major ⓘ