Symphony No.8, Op.88 (Dvořák, Antonín)

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 Complete score
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First Edition

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London: Novello, Ewer & Co., 1892. Plate 9231

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Public Domain

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 I. Allegro con brio
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 II. Adagio
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 III. Allegretto grazioso—Molto vivace
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London: Novello, Ewer & Co., 1892. Plate 9231

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Public Domain

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 I. Allegro con brio
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London: Novello, Ewer & Co., 1892. Plate 9231

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Public Domain

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London: Novello, Ewer & Co., 1892. Plate 9220

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Public Domain

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano 4 hands (Dvořák)

 Complete Score
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London: Novello, Ewer & Co., 1892. Plate 9179

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For Piano 2 hands (Šolc)

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Karel Šolc (1893-1985)

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Prague: Supraphon, n.d.(ca.1955). Plate H 2456

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Public Domain

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General Information

Work Title Symphony No.8
Alternative Title Symfonie č.8
Composer Dvořák, Antonín
Opus/Catalogue Number Op.88, B.163
Key G major
Number of Movements/Sections 4
Average Duration 36 minutes
Year/Date of Composition 1889
First Performance Prague, 2 February 1890
Year of First Publication 1892
Dedication Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria (1830–1916)
Genre Symphony
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses
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Misc. Comments

Version History

  • Composed for orchestra, 1889 (= B.163)
  • Arranged for piano 4 hands by Dvořák, 1890 (= B.518)

Section Listing

  1. Allegro con brio
  2. Adagio
  3. Allegretto grazioso–Molto Vivace
  4. Allegro ma non troppo

Publication History

First published as "Symphony No.4"

Full Scores:

  • London: Novello, Ewer & Co., 1892. 178 pages. Plate 9231 (as "Symphony No.4").
    • Reprinted by Kalmus (A1416), Lucks, Dover
  • Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, n.d. (ca.1910). 160 pages. Edition 525. Plate E.E.6021.
    • Reprinted by Kalmus (KMOS #293), later Belwin/CPP/Warner/Alfred in the Kalmus Classic Series
  • Prague: SNKLHU (Editio Supraphon), 1956. 170 pages (in vol.IIIB of the complete works). 170 pages. Plate H 1880.
  • Reprinted — Prague: SNKLHU (Editio Supraphon), 1956. 170 pages. Plate H 1881 (study score).
  • Reprinted by Kalmus (A7183), Masters (S0035)
  • Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, 2002. 142 pages. Plate 5291. Edited by Klaus Döge

Parts:

  • London: Novello, Ewer & Co., 1892. Plate 9220 (as "Symphony No.4").
    • Reprinted by Kalmus (A1416), Lucks

Arrangements and Transcriptions:
For Piano 4 hands (Dvořák):

  • London: Novello, Ewer & Co., 1892. 83 pages. Plate 9179 (as "Sympony No.4")

For Piano 2 hands (Karg-Elert):

  • London: Novello, Ewer & Co., 1892. 58 pages. Plate 12865 (as "Sympony No.4")

For Piano 2 hands (Solc):

  • Prague: SNKLHU (Editio Supraphon), 1958. 43 pages. Plate H 2456.

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