Stravinsky, Igor: Symphony of Psalms (1930,rev.1948) 23'
for chorus and orchestra
Music Text
Vulgate (L)
Scoring
5(V=picc).4.corA.0.3.dbn-4.5.3.1-timp.perc:BD-2(1)harps-2pft-vlc.db; NB:chorus should contain children's voices if possible.
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.
World Premiere
12/13/1930
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
Société Philharmonique de Bruxelles / Ernest Ansermet
Repertoire Note
By far the best-known of Stravinsky's religious works, the Symphony of Psalms is formidably devout but never confessional. A double fugue suggests the way of God – not majestically Baroque, but factual, inexorable, Byzantine. A timeless "Aleluia" clinches the final impression of metaphysical grandeur and repose.
Reproduction Rights
This programme note can be reproduced free of charge in concert programmes with a credit to Boosey & Hawkes/Joseph Horowitz.
for chorus and orchestra
Music Text
Vulgate (L)
Scoring
5(V=picc).4.corA.0.3.dbn-4.5.3.1-timp.perc:BD-2(1)harps-2pft-vlc.db; NB:chorus should contain children's voices if possible.
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.
World Premiere
12/13/1930
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
Société Philharmonique de Bruxelles / Ernest Ansermet
Repertoire Note
By far the best-known of Stravinsky's religious works, the Symphony of Psalms is formidably devout but never confessional. A double fugue suggests the way of God – not majestically Baroque, but factual, inexorable, Byzantine. A timeless "Aleluia" clinches the final impression of metaphysical grandeur and repose.
Reproduction Rights
This programme note can be reproduced free of charge in concert programmes with a credit to Boosey & Hawkes/Joseph Horowitz.
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