Symphony (Webern)

Symphony, Op. 21
Symphony (or chamber or miniature symphony)[1] by Anton Webern
Opening with tone rows labeled by Dmitri Smirnov
Opus21[2]
Perioddie Neue Musik (20th-century music)
LanguageGerman
Composed1927–1928
DedicationWebern's youngest daughter Christine Mattl (née Webern)[3]
Duration10–20 minutes[4]
MovementsI. Ruhig schreitend
II. Variationen[5]
Scoring1 clarinet[5]
1 bass clarinet
2 horns
1 harp
strings senza bassi
Premiere
Date18 December 1929 (1929-12-18) (world premiere)[6]
LocationTown Hall, New York[6]
ConductorAlexander Smallens[6]
PerformersOrchestra of the League of Composers[6]

Anton Webern's Symphony, Op. 21 (1927–1928), his first twelve-tone orchestral work,[7] is 10–20-minute two-movement chamber or miniature symphony. It is known for its Alpine topics,[8] abstraction,[9] and intricate musical form, including some fixed register. The influence of Gustav Mahler is clear from the start. Alexander Smallens conducted the world premiere at New York's Town Hall on 18 December 1929.

  1. ^ Service 2013.
  2. ^ Webern 1929, 1.
  3. ^ Moldenhauer and Moldenhauer 1978, 480; Webern 1929, 2.
  4. ^ Moldenhauer and Moldenhauer 1978, 326; Näf 2019, 180–194; Webern 1929, 16.
  5. ^ a b Webern 1929.
  6. ^ a b c d Miller 2022b, "The rule".
  7. ^ Bailey Puffett 1991, 2; Johnson 1999, 200.
  8. ^ Johnson 1999, 74 106, 205; Morris 2016, 74–81, 119–120, 170–174.
  9. ^ Bailey Puffett 1991, 154, 197, 202.

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