Symphony No.8, Op.65 (Shostakovich, Dmitry)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements
Composition Year 1943 (summer)
Genre Categories Symphonies; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra
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General Information

Work Title Symphony No.8
Alternative. Title Stalingrad Symphony
Composer Shostakovich, Dmitry
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.65
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Key C minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements:
  1. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
  2. Allegretto
  3. Allegro non troppo
  4. Largo
  5. Allegretto
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1943 (summer)
First Performance. 1943/11/04 in Moscow, Moscow Conservatory Bolshoi Hall
USSR Symphony Orchestra, Yevgeny Mravinsky (conductor)
First Publication. 1946 - Muzgiz
Dedication Yevgeny Mravinsky (1903–1988)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 60 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
4 flutes (3rd and 4th also piccolo), 2 oboes, cor anglais,
2 clarinets, E♭ clarinet, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (3rd also contrabassoon),
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba,
timpani, bass drum, tambourine, 2 crash cymbals, suspended cymbals,
snare drum, triangle, xylophone, tam-tam, strings
External Links Wikipedia article
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