Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements |
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Composition Year | 1919-20 |
Genre Categories | Symphonies; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; |
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Work Title | Symphony No.5 |
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Alternative. Title | Sinfonia Svastika |
Composer | Glass, Louis |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.57 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ILG 12 |
Key | C major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements:
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1919-20 |
First Publication. | 1921 |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 35-40 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Orchestra: 3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (Bâ™), bass clarinet (Bâ™), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (F), 4 trombones, tuba timpani, snare drum, cymbals, gong, celesta or harp, strings |
Note on the title: This work very most likely celebrates the svastika, as a fortunate or Sun symbol (as described in the early parts of the Wikipedia article about it); the Nazi movement was not known to Glass (at least, not in 1919-20, if ever.)