Symphony No. 15

Summary

Symphony No. 15 is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (241 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Symphony No. 15's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Symphony No. 15's composer is recorded as Dmitri Shostakovich^[4].
• Symphony No. 15 is part of list of compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich^[5].
• Symphony No. 15's tonality is recorded as A major^[6].
• Symphony No. 15's instrumentation is recorded as symphony orchestra^[7].
• Symphony No. 15's date of first performance is recorded as January 8, 1972^[8].
• Symphony No. 15's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+45'}^[9].
• Symphony No. 15's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q929848', 'amount': '+4'}^[10].
• Symphony No. 15's form of creative work is recorded as symphony^[11].
• Symphony No. 15's opus number is recorded as 141^[12].
• Symphony No. 15's orchestration is recorded as 2+pic.2.2.2/4.2.3.1/timp.perc.glock.xyl.vibr/cel/str (16.14.12.12.10 min players)^[13].

Product Details

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• Release type: Symphony^[14]

• Genre(s): classical, symphony^[15]

• Community tags: classical, symphony^[16]

• MusicBrainz ID: 373c82af-cac6-498d-8f3d-84e28433f372^[17]

Body

Publication

Symphony No. 15 is part of list of compositions by Dmitri Shostakovich^[5].

Why It Matters

Symphony No. 15 ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (241 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]