Symphony No. 9

Summary

Symphony No. 9 is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (317 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Symphony No. 9's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Symphony No. 9's composer is recorded as Dmitri Shostakovich^[4].
• Symphony No. 9 is part of list of compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich^[5].
• Symphony No. 9's tonality is recorded as E-flat major^[6].
• Symphony No. 9's instrumentation is recorded as symphony orchestra^[7].
• Symphony No. 9's date of first performance is recorded as November 3, 1945^[8].
• Symphony No. 9's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+25'}^[9].
• Symphony No. 9's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q929848', 'amount': '+5'}^[10].
• Symphony No. 9's form of creative work is recorded as symphony^[11].
• Symphony No. 9's opus number is recorded as 70^[12].
• Symphony No. 9's orchestration is recorded as 2+pic.2.2.2/2.4.3.1/timp.perc/str^[13].

Product Details

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• Release type: Symphony^[14]

• Genre(s): classical, symphony^[15]

• Community tags: classical, symphony^[16]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8ac3d5b7-1f13-45fb-a0e6-512a92292a21^[17]

Body

Publication

Symphony No. 9 is part of list of compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich^[5].

Why It Matters

Symphony No. 9 ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (317 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]