The Symphony No. 1 is the first symphony by the American composer John Harbison. The work was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra[1] and was composed in 1981. It was given its world premiere in Boston on March 22, 1984 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the conductor Seiji Ozawa.[2]
Reviewing a 1989 performance by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Lesley Valdes of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote, "Although it sometimes overstresses its points, the symphony has heft and atmosphere." She added:
The symphony does not lack for musical ideas, which appear to be organized tidily; some are presented with fine imagination. Atmosphere, more than dramatic import, appears the composer's suit; and for ideas and atmospheric effect, one most admired the work's inner movements. The second, a sort of scherzo, features the woodwinds in lissome questionings that are summarily answered by the horns. The andante offers the sort of shimmery-to-sustained string playing that calls to mind foggy landscapes a la Eugene O'Neill; its melancholy state was excellently indicated by conductor and ensemble alike.[4]
Referencesedit
^Powers, Keith (November 25, 2011). "Morlot takes up the BSO's Harbison mantle in convincing fashion". Boston Classical Review. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
^Valdes, Lesley (October 6, 1989). "Comet Leads Philadelphia Orchestra". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
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symphony, harbison, symphony, first, symphony, american, composer, john, harbison, work, commissioned, boston, symphony, orchestra, composed, 1981, given, world, premiere, boston, march, 1984, boston, symphony, orchestra, under, conductor, seiji, ozawa, extern. The Symphony No 1 is the first symphony by the American composer John Harbison The work was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra 1 and was composed in 1981 It was given its world premiere in Boston on March 22 1984 by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the conductor Seiji Ozawa 2 External videosJohn Harbison on his Symphony No 1 March 22 1984 4 20 Boston TV Digital Archive 3 Contents 1 Composition 1 1 Instrumentation 2 Reception 3 ReferencesComposition editThe symphony has a duration of roughly 24 minutes and is composed in four movements Drammatico Allegro sfumato Paesaggio andante Tempo giusto Instrumentation edit The work is scored for a large orchestra comprising three flutes doubling piccolo and alto flute three oboes doubling English horn three clarinets doubling bass clarinet three bassoons doubling contrabassoon four horns two trumpets three trombones tuba timpani six percussionists harp and strings 2 Reception editReviewing a 1989 performance by the Philadelphia Orchestra Lesley Valdes of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote Although it sometimes overstresses its points the symphony has heft and atmosphere She added The symphony does not lack for musical ideas which appear to be organized tidily some are presented with fine imagination Atmosphere more than dramatic import appears the composer s suit and for ideas and atmospheric effect one most admired the work s inner movements The second a sort of scherzo features the woodwinds in lissome questionings that are summarily answered by the horns The andante offers the sort of shimmery to sustained string playing that calls to mind foggy landscapes a la Eugene O Neill its melancholy state was excellently indicated by conductor and ensemble alike 4 References edit Powers Keith November 25 2011 Morlot takes up the BSO s Harbison mantle in convincing fashion Boston Classical Review Retrieved April 30 2016 a b Harbison John 1981 Symphony No 1 G Schirmer Inc Retrieved April 30 2016 Ten O Clock News John Harbison 1984 03 22 4 20 WGBH American Archive of Public Broadcasting WGBH and the Library of Congress Boston MA and Washington DC accessed September 23 2016 Valdes Lesley October 6 1989 Comet Leads Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Inquirer Retrieved April 30 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Symphony No 1 Harbison amp oldid 1077984283, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
