Symphony in C minor 'La Paix', Op.31 (Wranitzky, Paul)

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Misc. Notes Source: Augsburg: Gombart, n.d.[1797]. Plate 123. High quality
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Publisher. Info. Augsburg: I. C. Gombart et Comp., n.d.[1797]. Plate 123.
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Misc. Notes #85664 - handwritten parts for bassoon, soldier's drum and Turkish drum.
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14 more: Oboe 1/2 • Clarinets 1/2 in B♭ • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 (F) • Trumpets 1/2 (B♭) • Timpani (G, C) • Bass drum (3rd movement only) • Side drum (3rd movement only) • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Violas (tenor clef pp.3-5 fixed) • Cellos • Basses

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For 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello (Composer)
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Publisher. Info. Augsburg: Gombart & Ce., n.d.[1797]. Plate 128.
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Publisher. Info. Augsburg: J. C. Gombart, n.d.[1797]. Plate 125.
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Work Title Symphony in C minor 'La Paix'
Alternative. Title Grande sinfonie caractéristique pour la paix avec la République françoise
Composer Wranitzky, Paul
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. PosV 12; Op.31
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IPW 31
Key C minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements with (3,2,3,2) sub-sections respectively
I. Andante Maestoso/Allegro Molto/Tempo Di Marcia Piu Maestoso Piu Allegro. Tempo Primo
La Revolution
Marche des Anglois
Marche des Autrichiens et Prussiens
II. Adagio Affestuoso
Le sort et la mort de Louis XVI
Marche funebre
III. Allegro
Marche des Anglois
Marche des Alliés
Tumulte d'une bataille
IV. Andante Grazioso/Allegro Vivace
Negociations de paix
Cris de joie pour la paix réstitué
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1797 ca.
First Publication. 1797
Average DurationAvg. Duration 30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trumpets
timpani, side drum, bass drum, strings
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Recorded on CPO, 777 054-2, 2006. The nature of the 18th-century "characteristic symphony" - a different genre than the later program symphony - and this work in particular are analysed in some detail in Richard Will's "The Characteristic Symphony in the Age of Haydn and Beethoven".