Bernstein Symphony No. 3

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Bernstein Symphony No. 3, titled "Kaddish," is a large-scale choral symphony that combines orchestra, chorus, narrator, and Jewish liturgical text to explore themes of faith, doubt, and reconciliation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral symphony
symphony
catalogNumber no official opus number
commissionedBy Boston Symphony Orchestra
Koussevitzky Music Foundation
composer Leonard Bernstein
dedicatedTo memory of John F. Kennedy
duration approximately 35–40 minutes
explores crisis of faith after catastrophe
genre 20th-century classical music
hasNarration yes
includes choral settings of Kaddish
spoken monologue
language English
Hebrew
liturgicalTradition Jewish
movement I. Kaddish 1: Invocation – Kaddish 2
linked to: Kaddish

II. Din-Torah – Kaddish 3
linked to: Kaddish

III. Scherzo – Kaddish 4 – Finale
narrationWrittenBy Leonard Bernstein
notableRecording New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein
ordinalNumber 3
partOf symphonies by Leonard Bernstein
premiereConductor Leonard Bernstein
premiereDate 1963-12-10
premiereLocation Tel Aviv
publisher Boosey & Hawkes
requires amplified narrator
large chorus
large orchestra
revised 1977
1981
scoredFor boys' choir
mixed chorus
narrator
orchestra
soprano solo
structure three movements
style dramatic
expressionist
theme doubt
faith
reconciliation
relationship between humanity and God
title Kaddish
usesText Jewish liturgical text
Kaddish prayer
linked to: Kaddish
yearComposed 1963

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Bernstein Symphony No. 1 hasSubsequentWork Bernstein Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 1 (Bernstein) partOf Leonard Bernstein’s symphonies
subject linked to: Symphony No. 1
linked to: Bernstein Symphony No. 3