Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

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Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 is a darkly dramatic and richly orchestrated symphony by Antonín Dvořák, often regarded as one of his greatest and most mature works.

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Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony
alternativeTitle Seventh Symphony
Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 70 (old London numbering)
approximateDurationMinutes 40
catalogNumber B. 141
commissionedBy Royal Philharmonic Society
commissioningCity London
linked to: London, England
composer Antonín Dvořák
composerNationality Czech
compositionEndDate 1885
compositionStartDate 1884
countryOfPremiere United Kingdom
dedicatedTo London Philharmonic Society
firstMovementForm sonata form
firstMovementTitle Allegro maestoso
fourthMovementTitle Finale: Allegro
genre Romantic symphony
influences Johannes Brahms
key D minor
languageOfTitle German
movementCount 4
notableFor cyclical thematic relationships
intense emotional expression
mature symphonic writing
numberInSeries 7
opusNumber Op. 70
orchestration brass
percussion
strings
woodwinds
period Romantic era
placeInComposerOutput one of Dvořák's greatest symphonies
one of Dvořák's most mature works
premiereCity London
linked to: London, England
premiereConductor Antonín Dvořák
premiereDate 1885-04-22
premiereOrchestra Royal Philharmonic Society Orchestra
premiereVenue St James's Hall
publisher Simrock
relatedWorkBySameComposer Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"
secondMovementTitle Poco adagio
styleCharacterization dark
dramatic
richly orchestrated
thirdMovementTitle Scherzo: Vivace
tonalCenter D minor
workTitle Symphony No. 7 in D minor
yearOfComposition 1885

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Antonín Dvořák notableWork Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 precededBy Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70