Antonín Dvořák
Allegretto Grazioso from Symphony No. 8
for Flute Choir
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Antonín Dvořák
Allegretto Grazioso from Symphony No. 8
for Flute Choir
- Instrumentation Flute Ensemble
- Composer Antonín Dvořák
- Editor Shaul Ben-meir
- Edition Sheet Music
- Publisher Megido Publications
- Order no. METRO-MEG112
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Description:
The Allegretto Grazioso is the third movement of Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 8, composed in 1889 and premiered in 1890. The opening in G minor is a melancholy waltz in triple meter, reminiscent of the slow movement of the third symphony of Johannes Brahms. The coda, in G major, closes out the movement on a festive note, akin to a Bohemian dance.