Symphony No. 2 (Dvořák)

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The Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 4, B. 12 was composed by Antonín Dvořák between August and October of 1865.

[edit] Form

The work is in four movements:

Allegro con moto
Poco adagio
Scherzo: Allegro con brio
Finale: Allegro con fuoco

A typical performance of the work has a duration of about fifty minutes.

[edit] Instrumentation

The work is scored for an orchestra of two flutes, piccolo, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, and strings.

[edit] External links

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v • d • e Symphonies by Antonín Dvořák

No. 1 in C minor (The Bells of Zlonice) · No. 2 in B flat major · No. 3 in E flat major · No. 4 in D minor · No. 5 in F major · No. 6 in D major · No. 7 in D minor · No. 8 in G major · No. 9 in E minor (From the New World) List of compositions by Antonín Dvořák