Symphony No. 1 (Sessions)
The Symphony No. 1 of Roger Sessions is a symphony in three movements, in E minor.
The three movements are as follows:[1]
- Giusto
- Largo
- Allegro vivace
It was completed in January 1927,[2] and premiered by Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra on April 22, 1927.[3] It was dedicated to Sessions' father Archibald.[2]
It is scored for three flutes (one doubling piccolo), three oboes (one doubling English horn), four clarinets, three bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, and strings.[4]
References
- ↑ "DRAM Online: Sessions Symphonies 1-3". Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Prausnitz, page 83.
- ↑ Prausnitz, page 89.
- ↑ "Welcome to Presser Online". Presser. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
Sources
- Prausnitz, Frederik. Roger Sessions: How a "Difficult" Composer Got That Way. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19-510892-2