Symphony No. 2: Kleetüden

The Symphony No. 2: Kleetüden; Variationen für Orchester nach Paul Klee (Variations for Orchestra after Paul Klee) by Jason Wright Wingate was completed in 2009 and consists of 27 movements, each depicting a painting or drawing by Paul Klee. In form, the movements are also variations on a musical theme based on the letters of the artist's name, each taking its title from the Klee work referenced.^[1]

The Symphony's movements, with English translation of titles followed by tempo markings, are as follows:^[1]

1. Bewegung der Gewölbe ("Movement of the Vaulted Chambers") - Andante gotico
2. Furcht vor Verdoppelung ("Fear of Becoming Double") - Vivace misurato
3. Eros ("Eros") - Grave libidinoso
4. Die Zwitschermaschine ("The Twittering Machine") - Allegro meccanico
5. Gelehrter ("Scholar") - Lento con moto
6. Flucht vor sich [erstes Stadium] ("Flight from Oneself [First State]") - Prestissimo
7. Einsiedelei ("Hermitage") - Larghetto introspettivo
8. Der Tod für die Idee ("Death for an Idea") - Vivace portentoso
9. Zwillinge ("Twins") - Allegro compiaciuto
10. Seltsamer Garten ("Strange Garden") - Largo germogliare
11. Rechnender Greis ("Old Man Counting") - Andante calcolazione
12. Fatales Fagott Solo ("Fatal Bassoon Solo") - Allegretto sinistro
13. Uhrpflanzen ("Clock-plants") - Adagietto cronologico
14. Fuge in Rot ("Fugue in Red") - Moderato rossastro
15. Regen ("Rain") - Allegretto spruzzatina
16. Paukenspieler ("Kettledrummer") - Grave morboso
17. Ein Stückchen Eden ("A Fragment of Eden") - Andantino innocente
18. Mit den beiden Verirrten ("With the Two Lost Ones") - Lento ansioso
19. Leidende Frucht ("Suffering Fruit") - Lento antropomorfismo
20. Ausgang der Menagerie ("Outing of the Menagerie") - Vivace zoologico
21. Mädchen in Trauer ("Girl in Mourning") - Andante addolorato
22. Schwarzer Fürst ("Black Prince") - Allegro bellicoso
23. Gestirne über dem Tempel ("The Firmament Above the Temple") - Larghissimo contemplativo
24. Katze und Vogel ("Cat and Bird") - Andantino desideroso
25. Anatomie der Aphrodite ("Anatomy of Aphrodite") - Allegretto cubista
26. Die Schlangengöttin und ihr Feind ("The Snake Goddess and Her Foe") - Con moto mitologico
27. Ad Parnassum ("To Parnassus") - Allegro trascendente

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