Symphony in F major (Saint-Saëns)
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| Symphony in F Major | |
|---|---|
| Urbs Roma | |
| by Camille Saint-Saëns | |
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| Key | F Major |
| Period | Romantic |
| Genre | Symphony |
| Composed | 1856 |
| Published | 1974 |
| Duration | 40 minutes |
| Movements | 4 |
| Scoring | Symphony Orchestrea |
| Premiere | |
| Date | February 15, 1857 |
| Location | Conservatoire de Paris |
| Conductor | Jules Pasdeloup |
Symphony in F major, by Camille Saint-Saëns is a symphonic work originally published under the title "Urbs Roma". The symphony was composed in 1856 and premiered the next year at the Conservatoire de Paris under Jules Pasdeloup. It would not see publication until 1974.[1]
The work was originally submitted under the title of "Urbs Roma" (the city of Rome) for a competition in Bordeaux. The competition, which Saint-Saëns won, was intended as a starting point for young composers. The composer did not leave a program or other description that indicates how the music related to its title.[2]
The work was buried by Saint-Saëns, who never published it during his lifetime and left it out of his own catalogue. This resulted in the work never receiving an opus number.[2][3]
The theme of the slow third movement was reused in the composer's L'Assassinat du duc de Guise.[4]
