Symphony No. 1 (Paine)

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, is the first symphony by American composer John Knowles Paine.

History

The symphony was composed between 1872 and 1875 and first performed in Boston on January 26, 1876.^[1]

Instrumentation

2 flutes
2 oboes
2 clarinets in B-flat (written in C in 4th movement)
2 bassoons
4 horns in C, E-flat, and F
2 trumpets in C and E-flat
2 tenor trombones
Bass trombone
Timpani
Strings

Structure

The symphony is in four movements:

Allegro con brio
Allegro vivace
Adagio
Allegro vivace ^[1]

References

1 2 Steven Ledbetter, Liner Notes to New World Records CD 80374-2 "Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 23;Overture to Shakespeare's “As You Like It”"

External links

Symphony No. 1 (Paine): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
Falletta, JoAnn. "A Forgotten Voice - Announcement of Naxos recording of the Symphony No.1 in C Minor".
Claire Detels. "John Knowles Paine - Symphony No. 1 in C Minor - Preface to pocket score". Musikproduktion Jürgen Höflich. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
DeWald, Frank K (2013). "Liner Notes - Paine, J.K.: As You Like it Overture/The Tempest/Symphony No. 1, Naxos 8.559747". Naxos Records. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
"John Knowles Paine: Symphony no.1 Naxos American Classics 8.559747". Musicweb.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013.

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