The Tempest, Op.31 (Paine, John Knowles)

		Movements/Sections 4 movements (connected) I. Allegro furioso (The Storm) II. Adagio tranquillo (Calm and Happy Scene before Prospero's cell) III. Allegro moderato e maestoso (Prospero's Tale) IV. Allegro non troppo (The Happy Love of Ferdinand and Miranda; Episode with Caliban; Triumph of Prospero's "potent art") Composition Year 1876 Genre Categories Symphonic poems; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra

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 Cover Page (color)
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 Complete Score
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Editor:

First edition

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. [ca.1907]. Plate Part. B. 2047.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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General Information

Work Title	The Tempest
Alternative Title	Symphonic Poem: Shakespeare's Tempest

Composer	Paine, John Knowles
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.31
Movements/Sections	4 movements (connected) I. Allegro furioso (The Storm) II. Adagio tranquillo (Calm and Happy Scene before Prospero's cell) III. Allegro moderato e maestoso (Prospero's Tale) IV. Allegro non troppo (The Happy Love of Ferdinand and Miranda; Episode with Caliban; Triumph of Prospero's "potent art")
Year/Date of Composition	1876
First Performance	1883-3-9, in Boston. Boston Symphony Orchestra ; George Henschel (conductor).
First Publication	1907 – Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel
Average Duration	25 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	2 Flutes (1 doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B♭, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in F, 2 horns in D, 2 trumpets in D, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, harp, strings