The Symphony No. 7 of Roger Sessions was written in 1967 for the 150th anniversary of the University of Michigan ( Prausnitz, p. 285). It was premiered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on October 1, 1967, by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jean Martinon. [1] [2]
The symphony is scored for three flutes, three oboes, four clarinets, three bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, harp, and strings. [3]
It is in three movements:
- Allegro con fuoco
- Lento e dolce
- Allegro misurato – Tempo I, ma impetuoso – Epilogue: Largo [2]
Andrea Olmstead describes all of Sessions's symphonies as "serious" and "funereal", with No. 7 being one of four with, "quiet reflective endings." [4]
The composer said that the symphony was influenced by the Story of O. [5]
- Peter Leonard/Louisville Orchestra (Louisville First Edition Records LS 776, 1981. With Sessions' Divertimento for Orchestra.)
- Dennis Russell Davies/American Composers Orchestra (Argo 444 519–2, 1995. Symphonies 6, 7, 9.)
- ^ "Chicago Symphony Premieres 1966–1990" (PDF). Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ a b "UMS Concert Program, October 1, 1967: Chicago Symphony Orchestra". ums.aadl.org. 1 October 1967. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Presser's Roger Sessions Symphony No. 7 Page". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Olmstead, Andrea (2012). Roger Sessions: A Biography, p.356. Routledge. ISBN 9781135868925.
- ^ Andrea Olmstead, Roger Sessions: A Biography (New York: Routledge, 2008): 360. ISBN 978-0-415-97713-5 (cloth); ISBN 978-0-415-97714-2 (pbk); ISBN 978-0-203-93147-9 (ebook).
- Prausnitz, Frederik. Roger Sessions: How a "Difficult" Composer Got That Way. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19-510892-2.
- Imbrie, Andrew. "The Symphonies of Roger Sessions". Tempo (new series), no. 103 (December 1972): 24–32.
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The Symphony No. 7 of Roger Sessions was written in 1967 for the 150th anniversary of the University of Michigan ( Prausnitz, p. 285). It was premiered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on October 1, 1967, by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jean Martinon. [1] [2]
The symphony is scored for three flutes, three oboes, four clarinets, three bassoons, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, timpani, percussion, piano, harp, and strings. [3]
It is in three movements:
- Allegro con fuoco
- Lento e dolce
- Allegro misurato – Tempo I, ma impetuoso – Epilogue: Largo [2]
Andrea Olmstead describes all of Sessions's symphonies as "serious" and "funereal", with No. 7 being one of four with, "quiet reflective endings." [4]
The composer said that the symphony was influenced by the Story of O. [5]
- Peter Leonard/Louisville Orchestra (Louisville First Edition Records LS 776, 1981. With Sessions' Divertimento for Orchestra.)
- Dennis Russell Davies/American Composers Orchestra (Argo 444 519–2, 1995. Symphonies 6, 7, 9.)
- ^ "Chicago Symphony Premieres 1966–1990" (PDF). Retrieved 10 September 2009.
- ^ a b "UMS Concert Program, October 1, 1967: Chicago Symphony Orchestra". ums.aadl.org. 1 October 1967. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Presser's Roger Sessions Symphony No. 7 Page". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Olmstead, Andrea (2012). Roger Sessions: A Biography, p.356. Routledge. ISBN 9781135868925.
- ^ Andrea Olmstead, Roger Sessions: A Biography (New York: Routledge, 2008): 360. ISBN 978-0-415-97713-5 (cloth); ISBN 978-0-415-97714-2 (pbk); ISBN 978-0-203-93147-9 (ebook).
- Prausnitz, Frederik. Roger Sessions: How a "Difficult" Composer Got That Way. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19-510892-2.
- Imbrie, Andrew. "The Symphonies of Roger Sessions". Tempo (new series), no. 103 (December 1972): 24–32.
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