Symphony No.6, Op.54 (Shostakovich, Dmitry)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
Composition Year 1939
Genre Categories Symphonies; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra
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General Information

Work Title Symphony No.6
Alternative. Title
Composer Shostakovich, Dmitry
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.54
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Key B minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Largo
  2. Allegro
  3. Presto
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1939
First Performance. 1939/11/05 in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Philharmonic Bolshoi Hall
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny Mravinsky (conductor)
First Publication. 1941 - Muzgiz
Average DurationAvg. Duration 30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais,
3 clarinets (3rd also E♭ clarinet), bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (3rd also contrabassoon),
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba,
timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tambourine, tam-tam, xylophone,
harp, celesta, strings
External Links Wikipedia article
DSCH
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