Elegia eroica, Op.29 (Casella, Alfredo)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
Composition Year	1914 or 1916?
Genre Categories	Elegies; Funeral music; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra

Performances

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Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	Vienna: Universal Edition, 1922. Plate U.E. 6983.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Work Title	Elegia eroica per grande orchestra
Alternative. Title
Composer	Casella, Alfredo
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.29
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IAC 10
Key	G minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1914 or 1916?
First Publication.	1922 – Vienna: Universal Edition
Dedication	Alla memoria di un Soldato morto in Guerra
Average DurationAvg. Duration	15-16 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	Orchestra: 4 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, E♭ clarinet, 2 clarinets (A), bass clarinet (B♭), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 6 horns (F), 3 trumpets (C), 3 trombones, tuba, chromatic timpani, large drum, cymbals, military drum, tamtam, xylophone, celesta, harp, strings, with low C-tuned contrabass needed

There are at least two commercial recordings available - on Naxos with the 3rd symphony , and on a set on the Signum label titled Expressionismus.

The Musikmph preface has "1914" (Elegia eroica op.29 for large orchestra (1914)) - maybe 1914-16?...