- Title
- First Symphony
- For
- large orchestra
- Alternate Title
- Symphony No. 1 (Alternate/Synonymous)
- Scoring
- 2(II=piccII).picc.2.corA.2.bcl.asax(ad lib).2.dbn-8.5.3.1-timp. perc(5):glsp/xyl/cyms/tam-t/wdbl/BD/SD/tamb-2harps-cel-pft-strings
- ARCO Number(s)
- 18
- Category
- Orchestral
- Duration
- 25'
- Movements
- I. Prelude
- Arrangement: Prelude (1934) for chamber orchestra
- Arrangement: Prelude (arr. piano trio) (1928) for violin, cello, and piano
- II. Scherzo
- III. Finale
- I. Prelude
- Premiere
- World: Berlin, December 9th, 1931 (Berlin Symphony Orchestra, cond. Ernest Ansermet)
- Dedication
- To Nadia Boulanger -- with admiration, A.C.
- Publisher
- Boosey & Hawkes
- Publishing Status
- Published
- Disambiguation
- Year Arranged
- 1926–28
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Program Note
Leonard Bernstein joked about his friend's practical nature, which extended to his music. Concerned about performance possibilities for the Symphony for Organ and Orchestra, Copland provided an alternate arrangement without organ. The First Symphony, in a three movement format, calls for large orchestra.
- Author
- Vivian Perlis
- Year
- 1998