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The Augusta Symphony was founded in 1954. The orchestra has grown from a small group of 15 musicians to a full symphony orchestra offering three concert series each season as well as an education and outreach program. The symphony was first under the baton of Harry Jacobs and then Dr. Donald Portnoy.
Isidore of Seville was the first to use the word symphonia as the name of a two-headed drum, [3] and from c. 1155 to 1377 the French form symphonie was the name of the organistrum or hurdy-gurdy. In late medieval England, symphony was used in both of these senses, whereas by the 16th century it was equated with the dulcimer.
John Adams (born 1947), American composer who has used the term 'Symphony' to describe a number of works, including the Chamber Symphony (1992) and its sequel Son of Chamber Symphony (2007), the Dr. Atomic Symphony (2007), drawn from his opera of the same name, and Scheherazade.2, a "dramatic symphony" for violin and orchestra.
Funeral Symphony: 1917-22: 6: C major: Dollar symphony: 1927-28: Popularly nicknamed for winning the 1928 International Columbia Graphophone Competition. 7: A minor: Sinfonia Romantica: Romantic Symphony: 1941-42: Based on themes from his 1932 opera "Fanal". 9: B flat minor: Sinfonia visionaria: Visionary Symphony: 1955-56: Lera Auerbach: 1 ...
Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 21, by George Enescu (1921) Symphony No. 1, KSS30, by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1921–22) Symphony No. 6, The Revolutionary, by Nikolai Myaskovsky (1921-1923) First Choral Symphony, by Gustav Holst (1924) Symphony No. 5, Der Schnitter Tod, by Julius Röntgen (1926)
Even in the Romantic period, with its greater use of minor keys and the ability to use trumpets and timpani in any key, C major remained a very popular choice of key for a symphony. The following list includes only the most famous examples. Ludwig van Beethoven. Symphony No. 1, Op. 21 (1800) Georges Bizet. Symphony in C (1855) Paul Dukas ...
Sturm und Drang (c. 1750 – c. 1800) Transition to Romantic (c. 1800) Romantic (c. 1800 – c. 1910) – Period characterized by a focus on emotional expression, individualism, and breaking away from the strict forms of the Classical era featuring more expansive and expressive compositions. Previous genres such as the symphony and opera were ...
Symphony in C major, Six Prussian Symphonies No. 1, E41; Kurt Atterberg: Symphony No. 6 "Dollar Symphony" , Op. 31 (1927-28) Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach: Symphony in C major, BR-JCFB C10 / Wf I: 6 (1770) Symphony in C major, BR-JCFB C 27 / Wf I/17 (1792, lost) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Symphony in C major Wq 174 \ H 649 (1755) [7]