550:
24:
575:
263:
The opening movement is noted for its complex orchestration. The orchestra is unusually large for Bax, with the organ used solely for pedals to add a dark effect. The thematic material for the entire symphony is laid out in the Molto moderato introduction of the first movement. The
Allegro moderato
275:
The final movement continues to use the main thematic material, with a short Poco largamente introduction followed by a fast, furious
Allegro feroce section. A direct quotation from the first movement is used, the main climax of the piece is reached just before the epilogue in which the symphony
264:
section which follows is a further development of the introductory material, as is the more lyrical second subject. The movement ends with the sonorous theme which was first stated by the lower woodwinds at the beginning of the symphony. A typical performance of this movement lasts 16 minutes.
267:
The second movement begins with an ostinato on harp and the flutes, which eventually develops into a beautiful melody that forms a basis for the development of the movement. A quotation of Bax's tone poem
625:
605:
45:
334:
553:
352:
595:
298:
115:
272:
is used, and motifs are quoted from the opening movement of the symphony. A typical performance of this movement lasts 12 minutes.
620:
615:
96:
478:
68:
49:
294:
289:
75:
500:
82:
610:
565:
600:
518:
327:
64:
34:
53:
38:
579:
374:
460:
454:
448:
442:
436:
424:
320:
382:
137:
89:
233:
406:
307:
276:
fades into unresolved tranquility. A typical performance of this movement lasts 11 minutes.
398:
390:
303:
589:
229:
173:
136:
was completed in 1926, after he had worked on it for two years. It was dedicated to
536:
285:
213:
140:, who conducted the first two performances of the work on 13 and 14 December 1929.
177:
161:
23:
343:
201:
133:
209:
197:
189:
185:
165:
217:
193:
181:
169:
149:
205:
221:
153:
225:
157:
316:
17:
312:
563:
529:
510:
493:
470:
417:
366:
359:
254:
Poco largamente - Allegro feroce - Molto largamente
328:
8:
52:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
626:Music dedicated to ensembles or performers
363:
335:
321:
313:
116:Learn how and when to remove this message
570:
130:Symphony No. 2 in E minor and C major
7:
50:adding citations to reliable sources
14:
299:Royal Scottish National Orchestra
248:Molto moderato - Allegro moderato
573:
549:
548:
22:
479:Overture to a Picaresque Comedy
1:
606:Music for orchestra and organ
290:London Philharmonic Orchestra
642:
244:It is in three movements:
545:
350:
65:"Symphony No. 2" Bax
596:Symphonies by Arnold Bax
621:Compositions in C major
616:Compositions in E minor
501:Piano Sonata in E-flat
168:, bass clarinet, two
353:List of compositions
46:improve this article
383:The Garden of Fand
375:In the Faëry Hills
280:Notable recordings
138:Serge Koussevitzky
611:1926 compositions
561:
560:
489:
488:
295:David Lloyd-Jones
188:, bass trombone,
148:It is scored for
126:
125:
118:
100:
633:
578:
577:
576:
569:
552:
551:
530:Related articles
471:Concert overture
407:The Happy Forest
364:
360:Orchestral works
337:
330:
323:
314:
308:BBC Philharmonic
121:
114:
110:
107:
101:
99:
58:
26:
18:
641:
640:
636:
635:
634:
632:
631:
630:
601:1926 symphonies
586:
585:
584:
580:Classical Music
574:
572:
564:
562:
557:
541:
525:
506:
485:
466:
413:
367:Symphonic poems
355:
346:
341:
306:conducting the
297:conducting the
288:conducting the
282:
261:
242:
146:
144:Instrumentation
122:
111:
105:
102:
59:
57:
43:
27:
12:
11:
5:
639:
637:
629:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
588:
587:
583:
582:
559:
558:
546:
543:
542:
540:
539:
533:
531:
527:
526:
524:
523:
514:
512:
508:
507:
505:
504:
497:
495:
491:
490:
487:
486:
484:
483:
474:
472:
468:
467:
465:
464:
461:Symphony No. 7
458:
455:Symphony No. 6
452:
449:Symphony No. 5
446:
443:Symphony No. 4
440:
437:Symphony No. 3
434:
431:Symphony No. 2
428:
425:Symphony No. 1
421:
419:
415:
414:
412:
411:
403:
395:
391:November Woods
387:
379:
370:
368:
361:
357:
356:
351:
348:
347:
342:
340:
339:
332:
325:
317:
311:
310:
304:Vernon Handley
301:
292:
281:
278:
260:
257:
256:
255:
252:
249:
241:
238:
174:double bassoon
145:
142:
124:
123:
30:
28:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
638:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
593:
591:
581:
571:
567:
556:
555:
544:
538:
535:
534:
532:
528:
521:
520:
516:
515:
513:
509:
502:
499:
498:
496:
492:
481:
480:
476:
475:
473:
469:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
441:
438:
435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
422:
420:
416:
409:
408:
404:
401:
400:
396:
393:
392:
388:
385:
384:
380:
377:
376:
372:
371:
369:
365:
362:
358:
354:
349:
345:
338:
333:
331:
326:
324:
319:
318:
315:
309:
305:
302:
300:
296:
293:
291:
287:
284:
283:
279:
277:
273:
271:
265:
258:
253:
250:
247:
246:
245:
239:
237:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
199:
195:
192:, bass tuba,
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
143:
141:
139:
135:
131:
120:
117:
109:
98:
95:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67: –
66:
62:
61:Find sources:
55:
51:
47:
41:
40:
36:
31:This article
29:
25:
20:
19:
16:
547:
537:Clifford Bax
519:Oliver Twist
517:
477:
430:
405:
397:
389:
381:
373:
286:Myer Fredman
274:
269:
266:
262:
243:
214:glockenspiel
184:, two tenor
162:English horn
147:
129:
127:
112:
103:
93:
86:
79:
72:
60:
44:Please help
32:
15:
522:(1948 film)
494:Piano music
270:In Memoriam
590:Categories
511:Film score
418:Symphonies
344:Arnold Bax
202:tambourine
134:Arnold Bax
76:newspapers
210:xylophone
198:bass drum
190:euphonium
186:trombones
166:clarinets
106:June 2019
33:does not
554:Category
399:Tintagel
259:Overview
182:trumpets
180:, three
170:bassoons
164:, three
152:, three
251:Andante
234:strings
218:celesta
206:cymbals
194:timpani
176:, four
150:piccolo
90:scholar
54:removed
39:sources
566:Portal
503:(1921)
482:(1930)
463:(1939)
457:(1935)
451:(1932)
445:(1931)
439:(1929)
433:(1926)
427:(1922)
410:(1922)
402:(1919)
394:(1917)
386:(1916)
378:(1909)
224:, two
156:, two
154:flutes
92:
85:
78:
71:
63:
230:organ
226:harps
222:piano
178:horns
158:oboes
97:JSTOR
83:books
240:Form
232:and
128:The
69:news
37:any
35:cite
132:by
48:by
592::
236:.
228:,
220:,
216:,
212:,
208:,
204:,
200:,
196:,
172:,
160:,
568::
336:e
329:t
322:v
119:)
113:(
108:)
104:(
94:·
87:·
80:·
73:·
56:.
42:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
