Martinu: Symphony No.3

Edition Zeza

$169.95 - $699.95

SKU EZ-3122

Weight 1.00 LBS

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Difficulty Advanced

Instrumentation Picc, 2Fl, 2Ob, CA, 3Cl, 2Bsn, 4Hn, 3Tpt, 3Tbn, Tba, Timp, Perc(3), Hp, Pno, Strings

Duration 30 minutes

Set of Parts Includes strings count 4.4.3.3.2

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

Product Type REPRINT SERIES

Score type Required

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

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Martinů composed his Third Symphony during a summer retreat in Ridgefield, Connecticut from 2 May to 14 June 1944. The composition was not the result of a commission, but rather was a spontaneous gesture, and is dedicated to Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, on the twentieth anniversary of their association. It was premiered in Boston, Massachusetts on 12 October 1945 by the dedicatees.

The second movement is dated 26 May 1944, and so it is very probable that he was working on the finale when news was received of the Allied landing in Normandy on 6 June. Although this has sometimes been interpreted as an influence on the joyful turn taken in this movement, it is also possible that the overall design of the symphony had been established much earlier.

The symphony is in three movements:

    1. Allegro poco moderato
    2. Largo
    3. Allegro—Andante

The symphony begins in the dark key of E♭ minor and progresses to the bright sound of E major at the close of the finale.