Symphonie Concertante in E-flat Major, Op.12

Composer: BOLOGNE, Joseph, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
  • This work is the first of two symphonies (“sahm-fo-nee”) concertantes which were published around 1777 as the composer’s Op. 12.
    • Saint-Georges went on to reprint the second of the two Op. 12 pieces in 1782, calling it his Op. 13. This one, in E-flat Major, is sometimes referred to simply as his “Op. 12” for this reason.
  • Saint-Georges composed about ten symphonies concertantes. This two-movement orchestral genre was popular in Paris in the composer’s time: it probably originated in France.1 

Movements

  1. Allegro 
  2. Rondeau2

Sources

  1. Gabriel Banat, “Saint-Georges [Saint-George], Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed July 7, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000024316.
  2. “Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Sinfonia Concertante for 2 violins & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 12,” AllMusic, accessed July 7, 2021, https://www.allmusic.com/composition/sinfonia-concertante-for-2-violins-amp-orchestra-in-e-flat-major-op-12-mc0002529565.

Cut IDs

22513