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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 ...
Empfindsamkeit (c. 1730 – c. 1750) Classical (c. 1730 – c. 1820) – Period characterized by a shift towards clarity, balance, and structure in music, emphasizing melodic expression and symmetrical forms. Genres like the symphony, sonata, and string quartet were developed during this time. Sturm und Drang (c. 1750 – c. 1800)
Symphony in C may refer to: Symphony in C major (Wagner), Richard Wagner's Symphony in C (1831/1832) Symphony in C (Bizet), Georges Bizet's Symphony in C (1855) Symphony in C, George Balanchine's 1947 ballet to the Bizet symphony; Symphony in C (Dukas), Paul Dukas' Symphony in C (1896) Symphony in C (Stravinsky), Igor Stravinsky's Symphony in C ...
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 ...
Symphony No. 5, Op. 71 (1892-97, orchestration of his lost String Sextet in C sharp minor) Joseph Martin Kraus: Symphony in C minor, VB 142 (a reworking of the Symphony in C-sharp minor, VB 140) Symphonie funèbre in C minor; Franz Krommer: Symphony No. 4, Op. 102 (1819–20) [13] Joseph Küffner: Symphony No. 4, Op. 141 (published 1823) Franz ...