| 词条 | Symphony No. 8 (Sessions) |
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The Symphony No. 8 of Roger Sessions was composed in 1968.[1][2] It is a work in two movements lasting together about fourteen minutes:[1]
Noteworthy in the context of Sessions' symphonies is the use of maracas to accompany the theme in the first movement.{{Citation needed|date=August 2015}} Andrea Olmstead describes all of Sessions's symphonies as "serious" and "funereal", with No. 8 being one of four with, "quiet reflective endings."[3] No. 8 combines the, "fearsome rhythmic and harmonic densities," of his maturity, "with the extended melodic phrases," which were always characteristic of Sessions.[4] The symphony was premiered on May 2, 1968, by the New York Philharmonic conducted by William Steinberg.[1] InstrumentationThe symphony is scored for a large orchestra consisting of three flutes (third doubling alto flute), three oboes, four clarinets (fourth doubling E{{Music|flat}} clarinet), four bassoons (fourth doubling contrabassoon), four horns, three trumpets, four trombones, tuba, timpani, two percussionists, piano, harp, and strings.[5] Recordings
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Notes to a CD Recording of Sessions' Symphony No. 8|url=http://www.dramonline.org/albums/american-symphony-orchestra-works-by-aaron-copland-roger-sessions-george-perle-and-bernard-rands/notes|accessdate=21 December 2009}} 2. ^"(Principal) Works", The Roger Sessions Society. Accessed: Aug. 18, 2015. 3. ^Olmstead, Andrea (2012). Roger Sessions: A Biography, p.356. Routledge. {{ISBN|9781135868925}}. 4. ^Olmstead (2012), p.363. 5. ^"Sessions: Symphony No. 8", Edward B. Marks Music Company: Classical (publisher's website, accessed 26 August 2015). Further reading
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