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 (349 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 Dmitri Shostakovich^[4].
• Symphony No. 8 is part of list of compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich^[5].
• 1943 marks the founding of Symphony No. 8^[6].
• Symphony No. 8's dedicated to is recorded as Yevgeny Mravinsky^[7].
• Symphony No. 8's tonality is recorded as C minor^[8].
• Symphony No. 8's instrumentation is recorded as symphony orchestra^[9].
• Symphony No. 8's date of first performance is recorded as November 4, 1943^[10].
• Symphony No. 8's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Symphony No. 8 in C Minor'}^[11].
• Symphony No. 8's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+69'}^[12].
• Symphony No. 8's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q929848', 'amount': '+5'}^[13].
• Symphony No. 8's form of creative work is recorded as symphony^[14].
• Symphony No. 8's opus number is recorded as 65^[15].
• Symphony No. 8's orchestration is recorded as 4(2pic)2+ca.2+Ebcl+bcl.3(cbn)/3.4.3.1/timp(4).perc.xyl/str (16.14.12.12.10 players)^[16].

Product Details

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• Release type: Symphony^[17]

• MusicBrainz ID: 54352c43-61aa-4165-a1ef-dcbbce32446c^[18]

Body

Publication

Symphony No. 8 is part of list of compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich^[5].

Why It Matters

Symphony No. 8 ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (349 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]