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  2. Also sprach Zarathustra - Wikipedia

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    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (German: [ˈalzo ʃpʁaːx t͡saʁaˈtʊstʁa] ⓘ, Thus Spoke Zarathustra or Thus Spake Zarathustra) [1] is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche 's philosophical 1883–1885 novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra. [2] Strauss conducted its first performance on 27 November ...

  3. Thus Spoke Zarathustra - Wikipedia

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    Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (German: Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen), also translated as Thus Spake Zarathustra, is a work of philosophical fiction written by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche; it was published in four volumes between 1883 and 1885. The protagonist is nominally the historical ...

  4. 2001: A Space Odyssey (soundtrack) - Wikipedia

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    2001: A Space Odyssey is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released in 1968.The soundtrack is known for its use of many classical and orchestral pieces, and credited for giving many classical pieces resurgences in popularity, such as Johann Strauss II's 1866 Blue Danube Waltz, Richard Strauss' symphonic poem Also sprach Zarathustra, and György Ligeti's Atmosphères.

  5. Portsmouth Sinfonia - Wikipedia

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    Portsmouth Sinfonia. William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini, played by the Portsmouth Sinfonia (opening, 1974) The Portsmouth Sinfonia was an English orchestra founded by a group of students at the Portsmouth School of Art in 1970. [1] The Sinfonia was generally open to anyone and ended up drawing players who were either people without ...

  6. Tone poems (Strauss) - Wikipedia

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    Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra), Op. 30 (1896) Don Quixote, Op. 35 (1897) Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op. 40 (1898) Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53 (1903) Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64 (1915) Note that Macbeth was actually written before Don Juan and Death & Transfiguration, but premiered after both of them.

  7. Kossuth (Bartók) - Wikipedia

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    The music of Richard Strauss was an early influence on Bartók, who was studying at the Budapest Royal Academy of Music when he encountered the symphonic poems of Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra and Ein Heldenleben. Bartók was present at the 1902 Budapest premiere of Also sprach Zarathustra, where he met Strauss in person. According to Bartók

  8. Ein Heldenleben - Wikipedia

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    Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op. 40, is a tone poem by Richard Strauss. The work was completed in 1898. It was his eighth work in the genre, and exceeded any of its predecessors in its orchestral demands. Generally agreed to be autobiographical in nature despite contradictory statements on the matter by the composer, the work contains more ...

  9. A Mass of Life - Wikipedia

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    A Mass of Life (German: Eine Messe des Lebens) is a cantata by English composer Frederick Delius, based on the German text of Friedrich Nietzsche 's philosophical novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883-1885). [1][2] In 1898, Delius had written a male choir and orchestral setting of "Midnight Song" from the same work, and this was revised to form ...