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TitlecodeEBM0610106
Title NameSymphony No. 4
Marketing CopyThe Symphony No 4 of Roger Sessions was composed in 1958. It is comprised of three movements: Burlesque, Elegy and Pastorale. The symphony was commissioned by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra for the Minnesota Centennial, and premiered by the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Antal Doráti on January 2, 1960. The second movement's basically slow tempo is interrupted twice by faster episodes. This movement was intended as an elegy for the composer's brother, John, who died in 1948. The finale, also slow, increases in intensity towards its close. Andrea Olmstead describes all of Sessions's symphonies as "serious" and "funereal".
Instrumentation2+Picc.2+EH.2+Eb&BCl.2+CtrBsn.: 4.3.3.1.: Timp.5 Perc. Pno/Cel. Hp. Strings
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Year Composed1963
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Duration24
Ensemble Size13
Date Created2019-01-11 20:19:53.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:19:53
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Title MovementsI. Burlesque
II. Elegy
III. Pastorale
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Title Instrument Category TextFull Orchestra
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