Dante Symphony

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The Dante Symphony is a programmatic orchestral and choral work by Franz Liszt inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, particularly the Inferno and Purgatorio sections.

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Dante Symphony canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral work
programmatic composition
symphony
basedOnWorkBy Dante Alighieri
catalogueNumber S109
completedIn 1856
composer Franz Liszt
compositionPeriod 1840s–1850s
dedicatedTo Richard Wagner
depicts Hell
Purgatory
finalSectionTitle Magnificat
genre program symphony
hasPart Inferno movement
Magnificat
Purgatorio movement
linked to: Purgatorio
influencedBy Romantic program music aesthetics
inspiredBy Divine Comedy
Inferno
Purgatorio
key D minor
language Italian
Latin
literarySource La Divina Commedia
linked to: Divine Comedy
movementTitle Inferno
Purgatorio
notableFeature use of chorus only in final section
use of chromaticism to depict Inferno
numberOfMovements 2
opusNumber S.109
originalPlanIncluded Paradiso movement
ParadisoMovementStatus not composed as full movement
ParadisoRepresentation suggested by Magnificat
placeInComposerOutput major symphonic work of Liszt's Weimar period
premiereConductor Franz Liszt
premiereDate 7 November 1857
premiereLocation Dresden
relatedWorkByComposer Faust Symphony
scoredFor harp
orchestra
organ
solo soprano
women's chorus
structure two large movements with concluding Magnificat
subjectMatter afterlife journey in the Divine Comedy
thematicMaterial motivic transformation characteristic of Liszt

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Franz Liszt notableWork Dante Symphony
Faust Symphony relatedWorkByComposer Dante Symphony