Alban Berg
09.02.1885—24.12.1935

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Alban Berg
Passacaglia | for orchestra

Work Details
Year of composition: 1913
Year of arrangement: 1999
Subtitle: Fragment
Scored for: for orchestra
Composer: Alban Berg
Arranger: Christian von Borries
Instrumentation: 3(4 ad lib.) 3 3 2 - 4 3 3 1 - timp, perc(2), hp, cel, str
Instrumentation details: 1. flute; 2. flute; 3. flute (+picc.); 4. flute (ad lib.); 1. oboe; 2. oboe; cor anglais; 1. clarinet in B; 2. clarinet in B; bass clarinet in B; 1. bassoon; 2. bassoon (+cbsn.); 1. horn in F; 2. horn in F; 3. horn in F; 4. horn in F; 1. trumpet in C; 2. trumpet in C; basstrumpet in Eb; 1. trombone; 2. trombone; bass trombone; tuba; timpani; xylophon; percussion (1 player: hanging cymbal, tam-tam, snare drum); celesta; harp; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Duration (min): 5
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World Première
Location: Sophiensäle Berlin / Germany
Date: 10.07.1999
Orchestra: Berliner Symphoniker
Conductor: Christian von Borries
Work Introduction

In 1984, Universal Edition published a facsimile volume of early symphony fragments by Alban Berg. They were, it seems, originally suggested to Berg by Arnold Schönberg before World War I.

Passacaglia, the longest and most impressive fragment of the collection is based on a theme in G Minor [...]

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