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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 8 sections |
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| Composition Year | 1907 November 15, Hornsey |
| Genre Categories | Symphonies; For male chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring male chorus; |
⇒ 4 more: Part I • Part II • Part III • Part IV
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| Work Title | An Illuminated Symphony, Apollo and the Seaman, A Poem on Immortality |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Holbrooke, Joseph |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.51 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJH 44 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 8 sections |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1907 November 15, Hornsey |
| First Performance. | 1908 January 20, Queen's Hall |
| First Publication. | 1908 |
| Librettist | Herbert Trench (1865-1923) |
| Language | English |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 70 minutes (estimated by composer) |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | men's chorus and orchestra |
An abridged version can be performed, specified by the composer, for which the chorus is not required. The performance of the illuminated symphony is also supposed to be accompanied by a slideshow (see notes).
The cover and dedication page only of the New York Philharmonic Archives copy, with a 1955 handwritten dedication to Dimitri Mitropoulos, have been digitized at their website.
