Symphony No.4, BVN 124 (Langgaard, Rued)

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Publisher. Info. Copenhagen: Samfundet til Udgivelse af Dansk Musik, 1973.
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Work Title Symphony No.4
Alternative. Title Løvfald; Fall
Name Translations Symfonie nr. 4; Symfonie č. 4; Symfoni nr. 4; Symphony No. 4
Name Aliases Løvfald; Symfonie nr. 4 (Langgaard)
Composer Langgaard, Rued
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BVN 124
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IRL 12
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 13 sections:
  1. Fortvivlet skovbrus (Despairing forest murmur): Allegro -
  2. Solstrejf (Glimpses of sun): Quasi allegretto -
  3. Allargando espansivo -
  4. Torden (Thunder): Allegro
  5. Più lento -
  6. Allegretto pastorale -
  7. Høstligt! (Autumnal!): Allegro con moto -
  8. Træt (Tired): Poco adagio -
  9. Fortvivlelse (Despair): Allegro appassionato -
  10. Tranquillo -
  11. Comodo sempre -
  12. Søndag-morgen-klokkerne (Sunday morning bells): Sostenuto pesante -
  13. Forbi! (Over!): Più con moto
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1916, revised 1924 (Wikipedia has 1916 March-July, and revised 1920)
First Performance. 1917-12-7, Copenhagen, Copenhagen Symphony, composer conducting
First Publication. 1973
Average DurationAvg. Duration 23 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail 2 flutes, 2 oboes (2nd takes English horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons (2nd takes contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, timpani, percussion (harp and/or piano), strings
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Wikipedia article (in Dutch)
Wikipedia article (in Catalan)