Work Title
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Symphony No.6
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Alternative. Title
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Name Translations
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6. Sinfonie; Symphony No. 6; Sinfonía n.º 6; Symphonie nº 6; 交響曲第6番; [4 more...]Symfonie nr. 6; Симфония № 6; السيمفونيه رقم 6; Symfoni nr. 6
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Name Aliases
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Sinfonie in es-Moll op. 23; Symfonie nr. 6 (Mjaskovski)
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Authorities
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Wikipedia
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Composer
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Myaskovsky, Nikolay
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.23
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Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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INM 61
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Key
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E-flat minor
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 movements
- Poco largamente, ma allegro - Allegro feroce (
= 144-160), E♭ minor
- Presto tenebroso (
= 132), F minor - Andante moderato ( = 66) - Tempo I
- Andante appassionato (
= 76-80), [no signature] - Molto più appassionato e rubato ( = 88-92) -Ancora più animato ( = ca.168)-- - Andante sostenuto, con tenerezza e gran espressione ( = 56-60), B major
- Allegro molto vivace, E♭ major
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1922-23, revised 1947
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First Performance.
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1924-05-04 in Moscow: Bolshoy Theatre, Nikolay Golovanov
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First Publication.
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1925, rev. version published 1948
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Librettist
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Anon. Russian Orthodox hymn.
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Language
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Russian, Latin
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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60 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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chorus (optional), orchestra [more...]
- Mixed Chorus (SATB)
Orchestra
- piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (B♭),
- bass clarinet (B♭), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon
- 6 horns (F), 3 trumpets (B♭), 3 trombones, tuba,
timpani, cymbals, bass drum, snare drum, tam-tam, strings
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Discography
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All Music Guide
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External Links
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Myaskovsky.ru Wikipedia article
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