Simple Symphony

Simple Symphony

The Simple Symphony is a work for string orchestra by Benjamin Britten. It was written as a piece for school orchestra (although a version for string quartet exists) and received its first performance in (1934) in Norwich, with Britten conducting an amateur orchestra.

The piece is based on eight themes which Britten wrote during his childhood (two per movement) and for which he had a particular fondness.

It has four movements: "Boisterous Bourée", "Playful Pizzicato", "Sentimental Sarabande" and "Frolicsome Finale".

References

*cite book | author=Evans, Peter | title=The Music of Benjamin Britten | publisher=Dent | year=1979 | id=ISBN 0-460-12607-5

*cite book | author=Carpenter, Humphrey | title=Benjamin Britten: A Biography | publisher=Faber & Faber | year=1992 | id=ISBN 0-571-14325-3


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Simple Symphony — Op. 4 Genre Musique moderne Musique Benjamin Britten Durée approximative environ 20 minutes Dates de composition 1934 Création 6 mars 1934 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Simple Symphony — Die Simple Symphony (deutsch Einfache Sinfonie) ist ein Werk für Streichorchester von Benjamin Britten. Ursprünglich wurde es für Schulorchester geschrieben, es existiert auch eine Version für Streichquartett. Das Stück wurde 1934 in Norwich von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Simple Symphony (Britten) — Die Simple Symphony (deutsch Einfache Sinfonie) ist ein Werk für Streichorchester von Benjamin Britten. Ursprünglich wurde es für Schulorchester geschrieben, es existiert auch eine Version für Streichquartett. Das Stück wurde 1934 in Norwich von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Symphony No. 3 (Górecki) — Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, also known as the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs ( pl. Symfonia pieśni żałosnych), is a symphony in three movements composed by Henryk Górecki in Katowice, Poland, between October and December 1976. The work is indicative of… …   Wikipedia

  • Symphony No. 3 (Copland) — Symphony No. 3 was Aaron Copland s third and final symphony. It was written at the end of World War II. It is known as the essential American symphony that fuses his distinct Americana style of the ballets (Rodeo, etc.) with the form of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Symphony No. 1 — is a simple designation for the first symphony published by a composer. The term applies to: Formally titled * Symphony No. 1, by William Alwyn * Symphony No. 1, by Malcolm Arnold * Symphony No. 1, by Arnold Bax * Symphony No. 1, Op. 21, by… …   Wikipedia

  • Symphony No. 8 (Beethoven) — Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 is a symphony in four movements composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1812. Beethoven fondly referred to it as my little Symphony in F , distinguishing it from his Sixth Symphony, a longer work also in F.… …   Wikipedia

  • Symphony No. 7 (Dvořák) — Symphony No. 7 in D minor ( Symfonie c. 7 d moll ), Op. 70, by Antonín Dvořák (published as No. 2) was first performed in London on April 22, 1885 shortly after the piece was completed on March 17, 1885. This symphony is an emotionally turbulent… …   Wikipedia

  • Symphony OS — Parte de la familia GNU/Linux Symphony OS en Mezzo Desarrollador …   Wikipedia Español

  • symphony — /sim feuh nee/, n., pl. symphonies. 1. Music. a. an elaborate instrumental composition in three or more movements, similar in form to a sonata but written for an orchestra and usually of far grander proportions and more varied elements. b. an… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”