symphonies
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Across several studies, participants who listened to specific excerpts from symphonies by Liszt or Mahler imagined similar narratives in the music—storms, pirates and shipwrecks, in one case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Think of Haydn and his hundred-plus symphonies, Rossini’s nearly 40 operas, and the astonishing array of more than 1,500 works of all kinds that Schubert wrote during his 31 brief years on the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
Tense discussions of life-altering events are matched by the diegetic decibels of smooth jazz or string symphonies.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2025
Two full symphonies in his “Mahler Grooves” festival, unlike his unprecedented full nine-symphony Mahler festival in 2012.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025
Some symphonies don't have silence between movements, and some don't use the sonata form in any of their movements.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
