Symphony No. 3 (Kilar)

The Symphony No. 3 also known as the September Symphony (Polish: Symfonia wrześniowa) is a symphony in four movements by Wojciech Kilar.

Symphony No. 3
Symfonia wrześniowa
by Wojciech Kilar
The composer in 2006
Composed2003
DedicationAntoni Wit
Performed2 September 2003 (2003-09-02): Warsaw
Duration40:00
MovementsFour
Premiere
ConductorAntoni Wit

The impulse for writing the piece came from the September 11 attacks. The composer admitted in an interview with Tygodnik Powszechny that he loves America uncritically and incurably. The author's intention was to encourage the Americans. The work includes allusions to the song of Samuel Ward, America, the Beautiful from 1895. The work was completed in 2003. The world premiere took place in Warsaw on September 2, 2003. The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra was conducted by Antoni Wit.[1]

Titles of parts of a work:

  • 1. Largo
  • 2. Allegro
  • 3. Largo
  • 4. Moderato

References

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  1. ^ "III Symfonia "September Symphony"" (in Polish). ninateka.pl. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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