Symphony No. 11 (Shostakovich)

Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103, by Dmitri Shostakovich was first played by the USSR Symphony Orchestra on 30 October 1957. Natan Rakhlin was the conductor.^[1]^[2]

Form

The symphony has four parts, also called movements:

Adagio (The Palace Square)
Allegro (The 9th of January)
Adagio (Memory Eternal)^[3]
Allegro non troppo (Tocsin)

Instruments

The symphony is written for an orchestra with:

Woodwinds: Piccolo; 3 Flutes; 3 Oboes; 3 Clarinets in B♭ and A; 3 Bassoons

Brass: 4 Horns; 3 Trumpets; 3 Trombones; Tuba

Percussion: Timpani; Snare drum; Bass drum; Cymbals; Triangle; Tam-tam; Tubular bells; Xylophone

Strings: 1st Violins; 2nd Violins; Violas; Cellos; Double basses; 2 Harps

References

↑ MacDonald, Ian (1990). The New Shostakovich. Boston: Northeastern University Press. p. 214. ISBN 1-55553-089-3.
↑ Fay, Laurel (1999). Shostakovich: A Life. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-513438-9.
↑ Чайковский, Борис Александрович, ed. (1980). Д. Шостакович: Собрание сочинений: Том 6. Симфоний 11, 12 (in Russian). Москва: Музыка. p. 116. III. Вечная память

Other websites

Symphony No. 11 (Shostakovich): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

[1] MacDonald, Ian (1990). The New Shostakovich. Boston: Northeastern University Press. p. 214. ISBN 1-55553-089-3.

[2] Fay, Laurel (1999). Shostakovich: A Life. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-513438-9.

[DSCH_1980-3] Чайковский, Борис Александрович, ed. (1980). Д. Шостакович: Собрание сочинений: Том 6. Симфоний 11, 12 (in Russian). Москва: Музыка. p. 116. III. Вечная память

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