Second Essay for Orchestra (Barber)

Orchestral work by Samuel Barber

Samuel Barber's Second Essay for Orchestra (Op. 17), completed 15 March 1942, is an orchestral work in one movement. It was premiered by the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 16 April 1942. It lasts around 11 minutes and is dedicated to the poet Robert Horan.

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References

Wentzel, Wayne Clifford (2001). Samuel Barber: A Guide to Research at Google Books, page 48. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-8153-3496-6.

External links

Classical.net

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List of compositions
Opera and vocal	Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (1947) Hermit Songs (1953) Prayers of Kierkegaard (1954) Vanessa (1958) A Hand of Bridge (1959) Antony and Cleopatra (1966) Agnus Dei (1967)
Orchestral	The School for Scandal (1931) Music for a Scene from Shelley (1933) Adagio for Strings (1936) Symphony in One Movement (1936) Essay for Orchestra (1938) Second Essay for Orchestra (1942) Third Essay for Orchestra (1978) Symphony No. 2 (1950) Medea's Dance of Vengeance (1955)
Chamber and solo	Cello Sonata (1932) String Quartet (1936) Excursions (1942) Piano Sonata (1949) Summer Music, for wind quintet (1956)
Concertos	Violin Concerto (1939) Capricorn Concerto (1944) Cello Concerto (1945) Piano Concerto (1962)
Other compositions	Medea (ballet, 1946)
Related articles	Barber Violin Concerto (ballet, 1941) Gian Carlo Menotti
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