Symphony No.1, Op.5 (Casella, Alfredo)

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Publisher. Info. Paris: A.Z. Mathot, 1906. Plate Z. 120. M.
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Work Title Symphony No.1
Alternative. Title Symphonie No.1 en Si mineur pour Grand Orchestre
Composer Casella, Alfredo
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.5
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IAC 32
Key B minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements.
  1. Lento grave ( = 50) - Piu mosso - Tempo I: Un poco mosso ( = 60) - Allegro vivo ( = 160-168) - Lento ( = 160) - Tempo lento maestoso ( = 80) - Tempo I: Allegro vivo
  2. Adagio, quasi andante ( = 56) in F minor
  3. Lento molto ( = 50) - Poco più mosso - Finale. Allegro vivo, energico ( = 72)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1905-6
First Performance. 1908 December 17 - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, Léon Jehin
First Publication. 1906 – Paris: A.Z. Mathot
Dedication A mon cher maître et ami Xavier Leroux (1863-1919)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 45 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
3 flutes, 2 oboes, english horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, percussion, 2 harps, strings
External Links Fleisher Collection
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One movement performed Spring 1908, conducted by the composer.

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  • Catalan Wikipedia article on the symphony.

Instrumentation from record at Free Library of Philadelphia/Fleisher. Dedicatee from full score.