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Publisher. Info.
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Vienna: Universal Edition, 1912. Plate U.E. 3383.
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General Information
Work Title
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Schmied Schmerz
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Alternative. Title
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Symphony
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Composer
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Graener, Paul
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.39
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Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IPG 50
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Key
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D minor
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 movements
- I. Larghetto - Allegro (appassionato)
- II. Adagio (G major)
- III. Allegro energico
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1911 August 23
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First Performance.
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1912 February 14
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First Publication.
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1912
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Dedication
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Fritz Cassirer gewidmet
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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30 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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orchestra [more...]
- 3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 3 oboes (3rd also English horn),
- 3 clarinets (3rd also bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (3rd also contrabassoon)
- 6 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, cymbals, tam-tam, harp, strings
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Manuscript Sources
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Autograph Score dated "Fuschl b. St. Gilgen ; 23.08.1911"
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- Please note the explanation at the beginning of the score about its unusual notation. The score is notated in C, with the bass clarinet, contrabassoon, horns, and contrabasses sounding one octave lower. While the sounding octave of the piccolo is not specified in the score, its written range makes clear that it is notated an octave lower than sounding (as per custom).
- The third movement has the following inscription, from which the symphony evidently derives its nickname:
“Der Schmerz ist ein Schmied, sein Hammer schlägt hart.” O. J. B. ("Pain is a blacksmith; his hammer strikes hard.")
- The inscription at the opening of the movement is from the poem "Schmied Schmerz" by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865-1910), found in Irrgarten der Liebe. Verliebte, launenhafte und moralische Lieder, Gedichte und SprĂĽche aus den Jahren 1885 bis 1900
Premiered (?) February 14, 1912, conducted by the composer.
(The notes to a cpo recording (released November 2013) may make this clearer.)