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Composed by William Alwyn Composed by Kurt Atterberg Beethoven included the phrase "Like a fantasy" since it did not follow the traditional sonata form Commissioned by Count Andreas Razumovsky Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven - "Fate". Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven Often cited as the beginning of musical Romanticism and the end of the Classical period His 5th and 6th symphonies were composed simultaneously and premiered on the same date. Composed by Leonard Bernstein Composed by Leonard Bernstein Composed by Leonard Bernstein Composed by Franz Berwald Composed by Franz Berwald Composed by Franz Berwald Composed by Franz Berwald Composed by Johannes Brahms Composed by Havergal Brian Composed by Havergal Brian Composed by Havergal Brian Composed by Havergal Brian Composed by Havergal Brian Composed by Anton Bruckner and numbered 0, although composed between nos 1 and 2 because the composer said it 'did not count'. The symphony was not premiered until after his deah. Revised numerous times, its the only symphony to which Bruckner provided a name Uses the "yaqui" percussion instruments The B Flat minor section of the third movement was used at J. F. Kennedy's state funeral Despite its nickname, it lasts around 1 1/2 to 2 minutes Composed by Carlos Chávez Composed by Carlos Chávez Composed by Carlos Chávez Composed by Aaron Copland Composed by Richard Danielpour Composed by David del Puerto Composed by David del Puerto Composed by David del Puerto Composed by Vincent d'Indy - "Brief sinfonia of the war in Gaul" Composed by Felix Draeseke Composed by Felix Draeseke Composed in the Czech immigrant community of Spillville, Iowa in 1893 Composed during Dvorak's visit to the US (1893) Composed by AntonÃn Dvorák Composed by Edward German Composed by Alexander Glazunov Composed by Alexander Glazunov Composed by Henryk Górecki Composed by Henryk Górecki Composed by César Guerra-Peixe Composed by Howard Hanson Composed by Howard Hanson Composed by Howard Hanson Composed by Joseph Haydn - "The Queen" So-named because of the sudden loud chord in the 2nd movement after a quiet, peaceful beginning So-named because of the use of many percussion instruments associated with Turkish military music Clock-like ticking rhythm throughout the second movement Begins with a long roll of tympani The name is somewhat arbitrary, since there were actually twelve "London Symphonies" by Haydn Composed by Arthur Honegger Composed by Arthur Honegger Composed by Arthur Honegger Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Composed by Alan Hovhaness Premiered with the Auguseo Orchestra in Italy (May, 1923) Hanson's most-recorded work Composed by Bertold Hummel Composed by Bertold Hummel Composed by Janis Ivanovs Composed by Janis Ivanovs Composed by Janis Ivanovs Composed by Janis Ivanovs Composed by Janis Ivanovs Composed by Mieczyslaw Karlowicz Named after a novel by Jean Paul - It is a tone poem under this name A favorite of Pope John Paul II While most of his symphonies end triumphantly, #6 ends in a somber, quiet manner So-named because of the massive number of musicians it required to perform Composed by Bohuslav Martinu Composed by Felix Mendelssohn - "Hymn of Praise" Composed by Felix Mendelssohn Dedicated to Queen Victoria, 2nd lively movement is from Scottish folk music Inspired from the color and atmosphere of Italy and published after the composer's death Was featured in the 1967 Swedish film "Elvira Madigan" Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Not Mozart's title, it may have been added by Johann Peter Salomon in an arrangement for piano Composed by Krzysztof Penderecki Composed by Krzysztof Penderecki Composed by Krzysztof Penderecki Composed by Krzysztof Penderecki Composed by Vincent Persichetti Composed by Vincent Persichetti Composed by Vincent Persichetti Composed by Sergei Prokofiev Composed by Sergei Prokofiev Composed by Einojuhani Rautavaara Composed by Einojuhani Rautavaara Composed by Einojuhani Rautavaara Composed by Einojuhani Rautavaara Composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Composed by Anton Rubinstein Composed by Anton Rubinstein His final symphony in 1886 Composed by Cláudio Santoro Composed by Cláudio Santoro Composed just after he learned of his ill health in 1824 4th movement is a set of variations on the composer's earler lied, "Die Forelle" (The Trout) Composed by Franz Schubert Composed by Franz Schubert Composed by Franz Schubert Composed by Franz Schubert Written in 1822 but not perfomed until 1865, decades after the composer's death Inspired by the poem "Spring of Love" by Adolph Boettger (1841) Unusual for its time, it was composed with five movements Composed by Alexander Scriabin Composed by Michael Jeffrey Shapiro Composed by Dmitri Shostakovich Composed by Dmitri Shostakovich Composed by Dmitri Shostakovich Composed by Dmitri Shostakovich Composed by Dmitri Shostakovich Dedicated to the city of Leningrad Composed by Charles Villiers Stanford Composed by Charles Villiers Stanford Composed by Charles Villiers Stanford Composed by Charles Villiers Stanford Composed by William Grant Still Composed by Peter Tchaikovsky Composed by Peter Tchaikovsky Composed by Peter Tchaikovsky Composed by Peter Tchaikovsky Composed by Jivan Gurgeni Ter-T'at'evosian - "The Fate of a Man" Composed by Jivan Gurgeni Ter-T'at'evosian Choral symphony with texts by Whitman Each movement is listed at the start of the score with a literary quotation Composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos - "The Unforeseen" Composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos - "The Ascension" Composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos - "The War" Composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos - "The Victory" Composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos - "The Peace" Composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos - "The Mountains of Brasil" Composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos Composed by Paul W. Whear Composed by Charles-Marie Widor Composed by Charles-Marie Widor Composed by Malcolm Williamson Composed by Malcolm Williamson Composed by Malcolm Williamson Composed by Malcolm Williamson Composed by Malcolm Williamson Composed by Malcolm Williamson Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams Composed by William T. Blows Composed by William T. Blows Composed by William T. Blows
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