Martinu: Symphony No.2 H.295

Edition Zeza

$149.95 - $649.99

SKU EZ-2006

Weight 1.05 LBS

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Difficulty Advanced

Instrumentation Picc, 2 Fl, 3 Ob, 3 Cl, 2 Bsn, 4 Hn, 3 Tpt, 3 Tbn, Tba, Timp, Perc(2), Harp, Piano, Strings

Duration 24 minutes

Set of Parts Includes Strings count 4.4.3.3.2

Extra Strings Only available with the purchase of the Set of Parts

ISMN 979-0-706065-11-3

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Conductor's Score (9"x12") Set of parts (9"x12") Extra Strings (2.2.2.2.2)

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Bohuslav Martinů's Symphony No. 2, H. 295, was composed from May 29 to July 24, 1943 under a commission from the Czech community in Cleveland.

Martinu's Second Symphony is also a work of Haydnesque proportions. It is not a Neo-Classical work, nor does it use a chamber-sized orchestra, but it is a remarkably calm and relaxed composition, full of charm. Here Martinu de-emphasizes his tendency to write motives rather than melodies and to develop them polyphonically; the Second Symphony is based in true melodies, often with a Czech flavor.