Symphony No. 3 (Ustvolskaya)

The Symphony No. 3 (subtitled "Jesus Messiah, Save Us") by Galina Ustvolskaya was composed in 1983, and published in 1990.[1] It is based on the texts of the 11th-century German monk and musician Hermanus Contractus and scored for: groups of five oboes, trumpets and double basses; three tubas; a trombone; percussion (three drums); piano; and a solo voice, which appeals in speech for salvation. The work lasts approximately 13-15 minutes.

References

  1. composition date from Ustvolskaya worklist at Russian Music Archive; publication date from OCLC 23437067.
  • Lemaire, Frans. Notes to Symphonies 2,3,4 and 5. Megadisc MDC 7854.
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