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The First Symphony (1926 - 27), a work from relatively early in Roger Sessions' career, is often cited as an example of the composer's neoclassical style. The Symphony was premiered in 1927 by Serge Koussevitsky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra; Sessions, however, was dissatisfied with the work and withdrew it for revision. Though far from atonal, this energetic three-movement work employs an extended tonal language characterized by striking chromaticism and freely constructed sonorities. Movements: 1. Giusto, 2. Largo, 3. Allegro Vivace
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3(3dPicc).3(3dEH).4(ECl;BCl).3(CBsn): 4.4.3(BTbn).1: Timp.Perc(4): Pno: Str
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The First Symphony (1926 - 27), a work from relatively early in Roger Sessions' career, is often cited as an example of the composer's neoclassical style. The Symphony was premiered in 1927 by Serge Koussevitsky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra; Sessions, however, was dissatisfied with the work and withdrew it for revision. Though far from atonal, this energetic three-movement work employs an extended tonal language characterized by striking chromaticism and freely constructed sonorities. The Symphony opens with a dagger-like solo trumpet line reinforced by several percussive "hits" from the orchestra. The first movement is cast in a rather traditional sonata form; the thematic ideas are presented virtually unchanged from exposition to recapitulation. The central Largo movement, memorable for its strikingly extended melodic lines, is a moving elegy for the composer's then-recently deceased father. Like the first movement, the final Allegro vivace is in sonata form; here, though, Sessions makes abundant use of ostinato as a unifying factor. -Description by Blair Johnston 1. Giusto 2. Largo 3. Allegro Vivace
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I. Giusto II. Largo III. Allegro vivace
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