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Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53/TrV 209
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Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53/TrV 209 by Richard Strauss Concert Band - Sheet Music

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Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53/TrV 209 by Richard Strauss Concert Band - Sheet Music

By Richard Strauss
Concert Band; Orchestra 3+Picc.2+EH+Obd'a.3+PiccCl+BCl.4+CBsn: 4Sax(S.A.B.Bs): 8.4.3.1: Timp.Perc(3-4): 2Hp: Str (9.8.7.6.5 in set)

SKU: AP.36-A212902

Composed by Richard Strauss. Full Orchestra; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Kalmus Orchestra Library. Score and Part(s). LudwigMasters Publications #36-A212902. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-A212902).

UPC: 605258835109. English.

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) composed his Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53 (TrV 209) in 1902-1903, creating one of his most expansive and personal tone poems, a richly orchestrated portrait of a day in the life of his own family. Conceived at the height of Strauss's early symphonic style, the work depicts the composer, his wife Pauline, and their young son Franz through an intricate network of leitmotifs, each representing aspects of their personalities, moods, and interactions. Scored for a massive orchestra including four saxophones, triple winds, and an enlarged brass section, the Symphonia Domestica unfolds in a single continuous movement structured like a symphony, moving from introspective domestic scenes to playful episodes and a climactic depiction of family life renewed. Strauss conducted the premiere on March 21, 1904, at New York's Carnegie Hall, where the work received both admiration for its technical brilliance and controversy for its unabashed autobiographical intimacy. Today, Symphonia Domestica stands as a fascinating example of Strauss's narrative imagination and orchestral mastery, less frequently performed than his iconic tone poems but admired for its sumptuous scoring, structural ambition, and revealing glimpse into the private world of one of music's great dramatists. Instrumentation: 3+Picc.2+EH+Obd'a.3+PiccCl+BCl.4+CBsn: 4Sax(S.A.B.Bs): 8.4.3.1: Timp.Perc(3-4): 2Hp: Str (9.8.7.6.5 in set). Reprint edition.

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