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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Introduction and 7 sections |
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| Composition Year | 1918 November 11? (see below) |
| Genre Categories | Variations; For piano, orchestra; Scores featuring the piano; |
| Work Title | Symphonic Variations |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Name Translations | Symfonische variaties |
| Name Aliases | Symfonische variaties (Bax) |
| Authorities | WorldCat; VIAF: 179282853; LCCN: no2005016656; BNF: 14034699v |
| Composer | Bax, Arnold |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | GP 210 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IAB 104 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Introduction and 7 sections
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1918 November 11? (see below) |
| First Performance. | 1920 November 23 |
| First Publication. | 1963 ca. |
| Dedication | Harriet Cohen |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 50 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | piano, orchestra |
| InstrDetail | 3 flutes (1 on piccolo), 2 oboes, 1 English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 1 contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, strings |
| External Links | Baxworks site OwenOrchestration, publisher site with further information about the work Wikipedia article (in Dutch) |
| Extra Information | Piano score dated February 8, 1917. Orchestration not dated-- 1917 or 1918 presumably... Overall manuscript has date 11 a.m., 11/11 1918 in pencil, with text stating a 'maroon' (a rocket or flare typically used to warn of impending air attack) had sounded, likely in honor of the Armistice (which was at that time as well as that day). See Wikipedia.
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