Symphony No. 7

Summary

Symphony No. 7 is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (999 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Symphony No. 7's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Symphony No. 7's composer is recorded as Dmitri Shostakovich^[4].
• Symphony No. 7's genre is symphony^[5].
• Symphony No. 7 is part of list of compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich^[6].
• Symphony No. 7's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union^[7].
• Symphony No. 7 was released on December 1941^[8].
• Symphony No. 7's tonality is recorded as C major^[9].
• Symphony No. 7's instrumentation is recorded as symphony orchestra^[10].
• Symphony No. 7's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Symphony No. 7 (Shostakovich)^[11].
• Symphony No. 7's location of creation is recorded as Saint Petersburg^[12].
• Symphony No. 7's location of creation is recorded as Samara^[13].
• Symphony No. 7's date of first performance is recorded as March 5, 1942^[14].
• Symphony No. 7's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+80'}^[15].
• Symphony No. 7's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q929848', 'amount': '+4'}^[16].
• Symphony No. 7's form of creative work is recorded as symphony^[17].
• Symphony No. 7's opus number is recorded as 60^[18].
• Symphony No. 7's orchestration is recorded as 3(afl:pic)2+ca.3(Ebcl)+bcl.2+cbn/4.3.3.1/timp.perc.xyl/2hp.pf/str; additional brass 4330^[19].

Product Details

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• Release type: Symphony^[20]

• Genre(s): classical, symphony^[21]

• Community tags: classical, symphony^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: b49d094b-4de0-4dbb-a4a6-94e9af295dc7^[23]

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Publication

Symphony No. 7 was released on December 1941^[8]. Its genre is symphony^[5]. It is part of list of compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich^[6].

Why It Matters

Symphony No. 7 ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (999 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]