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Symphony No. 8

choral symphony in twelve movements composed by Krzysztof Penderecki
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Symphony No. 8

Summary

Symphony No. 8 is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Symphony No. 8's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Symphony No. 8's composer is recorded as Krzysztof Penderecki[4].
  • Symphony No. 8 is part of list of compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki[5].
  • Symphony No. 8's language of work or name is recorded as German[6].
  • Symphony No. 8 was released on January 1, 2005[7].
  • Symphony No. 8's lyricist is recorded as Joseph von Eichendorff[8].
  • Symphony No. 8's lyricist is recorded as Rainer Maria Rilke[9].
  • Symphony No. 8's lyricist is recorded as Karl Kraus[10].
  • Symphony No. 8's lyricist is recorded as Hermann Hesse[11].
  • Symphony No. 8's lyricist is recorded as Q5879[12].
  • Symphony No. 8's lyricist is recorded as Ludwig Achim von Arnim[13].
  • Symphony No. 8's date of first performance is recorded as June 26, 2005[14].
  • Symphony No. 8's title is recorded as Lieder der Vergänglichkeit[15].
  • Symphony No. 8's different from is recorded as Symphony No. 8[16].
  • Symphony No. 8's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q929848', 'amount': '+12'}[17].
  • Symphony No. 8's form of creative work is recorded as choral symphony[18].
  • Symphony No. 8's form of creative work is recorded as symphony[19].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Symphony[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 417c1df8-af9e-41c1-94cc-328ca0c41e56[21]

Body

Publication

Symphony No. 8 was released on January 1, 2005[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[6]. It is part of list of compositions by Krzysztof Penderecki[5].

Why It Matters

Symphony No. 8 ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Krzysztof Penderecki

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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