Work Title
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Symphonies of Wind Instruments
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Alternative. Title
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Symphonies d'instruments à vent
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Name Translations
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Symphonies d’instruments à vent; 管楽器のための交響曲; Sinfonie di strumenti a fiato; Simfonies per a instruments de vent; آلات هوائية
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Name Aliases
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Bläsersinfonie; 管楽器のシンフォニーズ; 管楽器のサンフォニー; 管楽器のシンフォニー; wind instruments; instruments à vent
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 186704583; BNF: 13920019z
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Composer
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Stravinsky, Igor
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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K036
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IIS 70
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 movement
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1920, revised 1947
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First Performance.
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1921-06-10 in London, Queen's Hall (original version)
- London Symphony (wind section), Serge Koussevitzky (conductor)
1948-01-31 in New York, NBC Studio (revised version)
- NBC Orchestra (wind section), Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1920 (fragment), 1926, 1952
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Dedication
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Claude Debussy
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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9-10 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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Instrumentation
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wind ensemble (24 or 23 players)
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InstrDetail
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Original version (1920)
- 3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), alto flute, 2 oboes, English horn,
- 2 clarinets, basset horn (or bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (3rd also contrabassoon)
- 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
Revised version (1947)
- 3 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons (3rd also contrabassoon)
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
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Discography
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All Music Guide MusicBrainz (1920 version) MusicBrainz (1947 version)
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External Links
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Kirchmeyer Catalog Wikipedia article
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Extra Information
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The 1947 revision involved a number of changes and re-barring (299 bars in the original versus 362 in the revision), including revisions to the instrumentation. The actual duration of the two versions is nevertheless very close - at about 10 minutes.
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