{"product_id":"symphony-no-8-full-score-faber-edition-0571506380","title":"Symphony No. 8: Full Score (Faber Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0571506380\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arnold, Malcolm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Eighth Symphony was first performed by the Albany Symphony led by Julius Hegyi in 1978. A possible key to its character is the Irish marching tune of the opening movement, a rare instance of Arnold re-using earlier material, here from the 1969 feature The Reckoning. The composer had lived in the Irish Republic since the 70s and the oddly distorted character of this music suggests a parallel between the troubled history of the Irish and his own collapse into a 7-year period of virtual musical silence. The first movement begins with a discordant martial flourish. A simple march emerges on piccolo and harp, against a disquieting backdrop of dissonant strings. This develops over the course of the movement, which ends uncertainly with an almost inaudible tam-tam. The second movement, an elegiac Andantino, ends in a mood of hushed regret. The Vivace finale opens with a slightly crazed upbeat character, in the vein of Arnold's lighter orchestral pieces. The string fugato is remin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51940217061664,"sku":"NEW0571506380","price":38.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/symphony-no-8-full-score-faber-edition-0571506380","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}