Song of the Forests

Summary

Song of the Forests is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Song of the Forests's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Song of the Forests's composer is recorded as Dmitri Shostakovich^[4].
• Song of the Forests's genre is oratorio^[5].
• Song of the Forests's language of work or name is recorded as Russian^[6].
• Song of the Forests's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union^[7].
• Song of the Forests's catalog code is recorded as 81^[8].
• 1949 marks the founding of Song of the Forests^[9].
• Song of the Forests was released on January 1, 1949^[10].
• Song of the Forests's date of first performance is recorded as November 15, 1949^[11].
• Song of the Forests's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Песнь о лесах'}^[12].
• Song of the Forests's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+98'}^[13].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Oratorio^[14]

• Genre(s): classical^[15]

• Community tags: choral, classical^[16]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2630ad30-e67a-42d1-b058-1958d482a039^[17]

Body

Publication

Song of the Forests was published on January 1, 1949^[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Russian^[6]. Its genre is oratorio^[5].

Why It Matters

Song of the Forests ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18]