"String symphonies (Mendelssohn) Felix Mendelssohn wrote twelve string symphonies between 1821 and 1823, when he was between 12 and 14 years old. For his mature symphonies, see here. The string symphonies are written for a string orchestra. String Symphony No. 11 also contains percussion (timpani, triangle, cymbals). Most of the string symphonies were composed in three movements, with the exceptions of nos. 7, 8 and 9, which are in four movements, no. 10 which is in one movement, and no. 11 which is in five movements. Mendelssohn also created an arrangement of this symphony that included wind, brass, and timpani."
"Symphony), received its world premiere recording in 2011 for CD label Cameo Classics, nearly 100 years after its composition. Written in 1912, the second movement, 'Elegy', commemorates Robert Falcon Scott's death in the Antarctic that year. The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra was conducted by its Musical Director, Michael Laus. The symphony (of nearly 37 minutes duration) is coupled with two other premiere recordings of British orchestral works, Alexander MacKenzie's Tone Poem, 'La Belle Dame sans Merci', and Josef Holbrooke's Pantomime Suite op.16 on CC9034CD. Arthur Somervell Sir Arthur Somervell (5 June 18632 May 1937) was an English composer and art song"
"Symphony No. 3 (Mendelssohn) The Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, known as the ""Scottish"", is a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn, composed between 1829 and 1842. Mendelssohn was initially inspired to compose this symphony during his first visit to Britain in 1829. After a series of successful performances in London, Mendelssohn embarked on a walking tour of Scotland with his friend Karl Klingemann. On 30 July, Mendelssohn visited the ruins of Holyrood Chapel at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, where, as he related to his family in a letter, he received his initial inspiration for the piece: Alongside this"
"Symphony No. 4 (Mendelssohn) The Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, commonly known as the Italian, is an orchestral symphony written by German composer Felix Mendelssohn. The work has its origins (as had the composer's ""Scottish"" 3rd Symphony and ""The Hebrides"" overture) in the tour of Europe which occupied Mendelssohn from 1829 to 1831. Its inspiration is the colour and atmosphere of Italy, where Mendelssohn made sketches but left the work incomplete: This is Italy! And now has begun what I have always thought... to be the supreme joy in life. And I am loving it. Today was"
"of the continental ballroom dances such as the waltz or quadrilles. The accordion also began to be a central instrument at Highland balls and dances. This revival began to have a major impact on classical music, with the development of what was in effect a national school of orchestral and operatic music in Scotland. Major composers included Alexander Mackenzie (1847–1935), William Wallace (1860–1940), Learmont Drysdale (1866–1909), Hamish MacCunn (1868–1916) and John McEwen (1868–1948). Mackenzie, who studied in Germany and Italy and mixed Scottish themes with German Romanticism, is best known for his three ""Scottish Rhapsodies"" (1879–80, 1911), ""Pibroch"" for violin"
"greater or lesser degree, has persisted throughout the whole history of Scottish opera. The Italian style of classical music was probably first brought to Scotland by the Italian cellist and composer Lorenzo Bocchi, who travelled to Scotland in the 1720s, introducing the cello to the country and then developing settings for lowland Scots songs. He possibly had a hand in the first Scottish Opera, the pastoral ""The Gentle Shepherd"", with libretto by the poet Allan Ramsay. The most significant figure in Scottish classical music of the mid-eighteenth century was Thomas Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie (1732–81), whose chamber music was"
"Ottorino Respighi Ottorino Respighi (; 9 July 187918 April 1936) was an Italian violinist, composer and musicologist, best known for his trilogy of orchestral tone poems: ""Fountains of Rome"" (1916), ""Pines of Rome"" (1924), and ""Roman Festivals"" (1928). His musicological interest in 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century music led him to compose pieces based on the music of these periods. He also wrote several operas, the most famous being ""La fiamma"". Ottorino Respighi was born on 9 July 1879 in an apartment inside Palazzo Fantuzzi on Via Guido Reni in Bologna, Italy, into a musical family. His father, a local piano"
"Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 1809 4 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early romantic period. Mendelssohn wrote symphonies, concertos, oratorios, piano music and chamber music. His best-known works include his Overture and incidental music for ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"", the ""Italian Symphony"", the ""Scottish Symphony"", the overture ""The Hebrides"", his mature Violin Concerto, and his String Octet. His ""Songs Without Words"" are his most famous solo piano compositions. After a long period of relative denigration due to changing musical tastes and antisemitism"
"was influenced by Scottish themes and folk tunes. Ian Whyte (conductor) Ian Whyte (13 August 1901 – 27 March 1960) was a Scottish conductor and composer, and founder of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Born in Dunfermline, Whyte studied in London, and was a pupil of Stanford and Ralph Vaughan Williams at the Royal College of Music. He became head of BBC music in Scotland in 1931, holding the position until 1945, when he became conductor of the BBC Scottish Orchestra (later to become the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra), a position he held until 1960. His own considerable output, such"
"by the visits of Frédéric Chopin (1810–49) and Felix Mendelssohn (1809–47) in the 1840s. Mendelssohn was probably the most influential composer of his era and visited Britain ten times, for a total of twenty months, from 1829. Scotland inspired two of his most famous works, the overture ""Fingal's Cave"" (also known as the ""Hebrides Overture"") and the ""Scottish Symphony"" (Symphony No. 3). On his last visit to England in 1847, he conducted his own ""Scottish Symphony"" with the Philharmonic Orchestra before Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Max Bruch (1838–1920) composed the ""Scottish Fantasy"" (1880) for violin and orchestra, which includes"
"an arrangement of the tune ""Hey Tuttie Tatie"", best known for its use in the song ""Scots Wha Hae"" by Burns. By the late nineteenth century, there was in effect a national school of orchestral and operatic music in Scotland. Major composers included Alexander Mackenzie (1847–1935), William Wallace (1860–1940), Learmont Drysdale (1866–1909) and Hamish MacCunn (1868–1916). Mackenzie, who studied in Germany and Italy and mixed Scottish themes with German Romanticism, is best known for his three ""Scottish Rhapsodies"" (1879–80, 1911), ""Pibroch"" for violin and orchestra (1889) and the ""Scottish Concerto"" for piano (1897), all involving Scottish themes and folk melodies."
"Ian Whyte (conductor) Ian Whyte (13 August 1901 – 27 March 1960) was a Scottish conductor and composer, and founder of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Born in Dunfermline, Whyte studied in London, and was a pupil of Stanford and Ralph Vaughan Williams at the Royal College of Music. He became head of BBC music in Scotland in 1931, holding the position until 1945, when he became conductor of the BBC Scottish Orchestra (later to become the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra), a position he held until 1960. His own considerable output, such as the ballet ""Donald of the Burthens"" (1951),"
"cyclic structure Mendelssohn has created across the symphony's four movements and nowadays critics are more inclined to recognize the composer's original and lasting contribution to the nineteenth-century symphony. Symphony No. 3 (Mendelssohn) The Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, known as the ""Scottish"", is a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn, composed between 1829 and 1842. Mendelssohn was initially inspired to compose this symphony during his first visit to Britain in 1829. After a series of successful performances in London, Mendelssohn embarked on a walking tour of Scotland with his friend Karl Klingemann. On 30 July, Mendelssohn visited the ruins"
"Sinfonia antartica Sinfonia antartica (""Antarctic Symphony"") is the Italian title given by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams to his seventh symphony. Vaughan Williams provided the music for the film ""Scott of the Antarctic"" in 1947, and was so inspired by the subject that he incorporated much of the music into a symphony. The piece was begun in 1949, and composition completed in 1952, with a dedication to Ernest Irving. The first performance took place on 14 January 1953 in Manchester with Sir John Barbirolli conducting the Hallé Orchestra; the soprano soloist was Margaret Ritchie. The first American performance was"
"such as Haydn, J. C. Bach and the young Mozart. The Italian style of classical music was probably first brought to Scotland by the Italian cellist and composer Lorenzo Bocchi, who travelled to Scotland in the 1720s, introducing the cello to the country and then developing settings for lowland Scots songs. He possibly had a hand in the first Scottish Opera, the pastoral ""The Gentle Shepherd"", with libretto by the makar Allan Ramsay. The extension of interest in music can be seen in the volume of musical publication, festivals, and the foundation of over 100 choral societies across the country."
"(1990). His ""Veni, Veni, Emmanuel"" (1992) was written for internationally renowned percussionist Evelyn Glennie (b. 1965). Craig Armstrong (b. 1959) has produced music for numerous films, including ""The Bone Collector"" (1999), ""Orphans"" (2000) and ""Moulin Rouge"" (2001). Major Scottish orchestras include: Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO), based in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, but often performing in Edinburgh at the Usher Hall; the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) based at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh and Scotland's oldest full-time orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO), based at the City Halls, Glasgow. Scottish Opera is based in at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow,"
"William Wallace (Scottish composer) William Wallace (3 July 186016 December 1940) was notable as a Scottish classical composer and writer. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Music in the University of London. Born at Greenock, Wallace studied ophthalmology at the University of Glasgow, and in Vienna and Paris. He became a qualified ophthalmic surgeon. In 1889 he entered the Royal Academy in London to study music. Wallace was greatly influenced by Franz Liszt, and was an early (though not the first) composer of symphonic poems in Britain. His compositions include the symphonic poem, ""Sir William Wallace"" (1905; based"
"and it is debatable whether he intended the finished work to be considered 'Scottish'. Ever since the Scottish provenance became known following the composer's death, however, audiences have found it hard not to hear the piece as evoking the wild Romantic landscapes of the north - even if such picturesque associations have caused audiences to overlook the many other musical qualities of this symphony. The premiere took place on 3 March 1842 in the Leipzig Gewandhaus. The work is scored for an orchestra consisting of two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in B flat and A, two bassoons, two horns"
"music was probably first brought to Scotland by the cellist and composer Lorenzo Bocchi, who travelled to Scotland in the 1720s. The Musical Society of Edinburgh was incorporated in 1728. Several Italian musicians were active in the capital in this period and there are several known Scottish composers in the classical style, including Thomas Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie, the first Scot known to have produced a symphony. In the mid-eighteenth century a group of Scottish composers including James Oswald and William McGibbon created the ""Scots drawing room style"", taking primarily Lowland Scottish tunes and making them acceptable to a"
"Carlo and double bass player Adolpho Ludovico Uttini. Francesco Uttini Francesco Antonio Baldassare Uttini (1723 Bologna – 25 October 1795) was an Italian composer and conductor who was active mostly in Sweden. He is best remembered today as a composer of operas in both the Italian and Swedish languages and for his five symphonies. He provided the music for the first Swedish grand opera, ""Thetis och Pelée"", which was commissioned by Gustavus III in 1772 and was successfully performed the following year. He was married first to the opera singer Rosa Scarlatti, and then to the opera singer Sofia Liljegren."
"work by Scottish renaissance poets such as MacDiarmid, Sorley Maclean and William Soutar. The influence of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–75) was evident in the initials used in his eighty-minute piano work ""Pasacaglia on D-S-C-H"" (1963). The Edinburgh Festival was founded in 1947 as a substitute for festivals at Glyndebourne, Munich and Salzburg, which could not be held in the aftermath of World War II. It rapidly grew in significance and led to an expansion of classical music in Scotland, including the foundation of Scottish Opera in 1960. Scottish composers influenced by Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928–2007) included Iain Hamilton (1922–2000), Thomas Wilson (1927–2001)"
"piece evokes Scotland's atmosphere in the ethos of romanticism, but does not employ any identified Scottish folk melodies. Mendelssohn's travels in Italy inspired him to compose the Symphony No. 4 in A major, known as the ""Italian Symphony"". He conducted the premiere in 1833, but did not allow the score to be published during his lifetime, as he continually sought to rewrite it. He wrote the symphony-cantata ""Lobgesang"" (""Hymn of Praise"") in B-flat major, posthumously named Symphony No. 2, to mark the celebrations in Leipzig of the supposed 400th anniversary of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg; the first performance"
"(""Irish"") Symphony in Bologna in 1898, he conducted one of the rare concerts of all-British orchestral music on the European continent in the later nineteenth century. What is more, he included music by Brahms, Lalo, Goldmark and others in his programmes. Martucci began as a composer at the age of 16, with short piano works. He wrote no operas, which was unusual among Italian composers of his generation, but instead concentrated on instrumental music and songs, producing also an oratorio, ""Samuel"". Martucci was championed by Arturo Toscanini during much of the latter's career. The NBC Symphony Orchestra performed a number"
"Aus Italien Aus Italien (""From Italy""), Op. 16, is a tone poem for full orchestra composed by Richard Strauss in 1886 when he was 22 years old. It was inspired by the composer's visit to Italy (encouraged by Johannes Brahms) in the summer of the same year, where he travelled to Rome, Bologna, Naples, Sorrento, Salerno, and Capri. He began to sketch the work while still on the journey. The full score of the work, Strauss's first tone poem, was completed in Munich on September 12, 1886. The work is named by the composer as ""Symphonic Fantasy"", and is dedicated"
"Music"", for which he brought leading composers to Glasgow to perform their work. The ideas of the Scottish Renaissance, which sought to develop a distinctly Scottish and modernist approach to the arts and began with the poet Hugh MacDiarmid, were brought to classical music by Francis George Scott (1880–1958), MacDiarmid's former teacher, who adapted several of the poet's works into songs. Lancashire-born Ronald Stevenson (b. 1928) collaborated with Scott and both wrote in 12-tone modernism. Stevenson developed a tonality from Scottish music, creating settings of folk songs including concertos for his instrument the piano (1966 and 1972). He also adapted"
"Tuttie Tatie"", best known for its use in the song ""Scots Wha Hae"" by Burns. By the late nineteenth century, there was in effect a national school of orchestral and operatic music in Scotland. Major composers included Alexander Mackenzie (1847–1935), William Wallace (1860–1940), Learmont Drysdale (1866–1909), Hamish MacCunn (1868–1916) and John McEwen (1868–1948). Mackenzie, who studied in Germany and Italy and mixed Scottish themes with German Romanticism, is best known for his three ""Scottish Rhapsodies"" (1879–80, 1911), ""Pibroch"" for violin and orchestra (1889) and the ""Scottish Concerto"" for piano (1897), all involving Scottish themes and folk melodies. Wallace's work included"
"first brought to Scotland by the cellist and composer Lorenzo Bocchi, who travelled to Scotland in the 1720s. The Musical Society of Edinburgh was incorporated in 1728. Several Italian musicians were active in the capital in this period and there are several known Scottish composers in the classical style, including Thomas Erskine, 6th Earl of Kellie, the first Scot known to have produced a symphony. In the mid-eighteenth century a group of Scottish composers including James Oswald and William McGibbon created the ""Scots drawing room style"", taking primarily Lowland Scottish tunes and making them acceptable to a middle class audience."
"Robert Carver (composer) Robert Carver CRSA (also ""Carvor"", ""Arnot""; c. 1485 – c. 1570) was a Scottish Canon regular and composer of Christian sacred music during the Renaissance. Carver is regarded as Scotland's greatest composer of the 16th century. He is best known for his polyphonic choral music, of which there are five surviving masses and two surviving motets. The works that can definitely be attributed to him can be found in the ""Carver Choirbook"" held in the National Library of Scotland. Carver's work, noted for the gradual build-up of ideas towards a resolution in the final passages, is still"
"Craig Armstrong (composer) Craig Armstrong, (born 29 April 1959) is a Scottish composer of modern orchestral music, electronica and film scores. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 1981, and has since written music for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta. Armstrong's score for William Shakespeare's ""Romeo + Juliet"" earned him a BAFTA for Achievement in Film Music and an Ivor Novello. His composition for Baz Luhrmann's musical ""Moulin Rouge!"" earned him the 2001 American Film Institute's composer of the Year award, a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and"
"Stuart Mitchell Stuart Mitchell (21 December 1965 – August 2018) was a Scottish pianist and composer, best known for his ""Seven Wonders Suite"" (2001). ""The Seven Wonders Suite"" has been recorded by The Prague Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mario Klemens. A performance of part of the suite was performed in The Dvorak Hall in Prague in 2005. This major symphonic work has placed Mitchell in The Classic FM Hall of Fame since 2005, and is regularly requested by their listeners. Stuart Mitchell was the son of pianist and composer Thomas J. Mitchell. In 2005, the Mitchell's received media coverage from"
"Francesco Uttini Francesco Antonio Baldassare Uttini (1723 Bologna – 25 October 1795) was an Italian composer and conductor who was active mostly in Sweden. He is best remembered today as a composer of operas in both the Italian and Swedish languages and for his five symphonies. He provided the music for the first Swedish grand opera, ""Thetis och Pelée"", which was commissioned by Gustavus III in 1772 and was successfully performed the following year. He was married first to the opera singer Rosa Scarlatti, and then to the opera singer Sofia Liljegren. He was the father of the ballet dancer"
"that his key long poem ""A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle"" could not have been completed without Scott's help. The Anglo-Scottish composer Ronald Stevenson has transcribed several of Scott's works for piano. Scott is often associated with the Scottish Renaissance. His daughter, Lillias, married the Scottish composer Erik Chisholm. Sadie, S. (ed.) (1980) ""The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians"", [vol. # 17]. Francis George Scott Francis George Scott (25 January 1880 – 6 November 1958) was a Scottish composer. Born at 6 Oliver Crescent, Hawick, Roxburghshire, he was the son of a supplier of mill-engineering parts. Educated"
"Perhaps the most influential composer of the first half of the nineteenth century was the German Felix Mendelssohn, who visited Britain ten times, for a total of twenty months, from 1829. Scotland inspired two of his most famous works, the overture ""Fingal's Cave"" (also known as the ""Hebrides Overture"") and the ""Scottish Symphony"" (Symphony No. 3). On his last visit to England in 1847, he conducted his own ""Scottish Symphony"" with the Philharmonic Orchestra before Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Max Bruch (1838–1920) composed the ""Scottish Fantasy"" (1880) for violin and orchestra, which includes an arrangement of the tune ""Hey"