Symphony No. 2 (Dvořák)
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The Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 4, B. 12 was composed by Antonín Dvořák between August and October of 1865.
[edit] Form
The work is in four movements:
- Allegro con moto
- Poco adagio
- Scherzo: Allegro con brio
- Finale: Allegro con fuoco
A typical performance of the work has a duration of about fifty minutes.
[edit] Instrumentation
The work is scored for an orchestra of two flutes, piccolo, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, and strings.
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