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Zachary CrawfordOrchestral Composer
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Zachary Crawford

Orchestral Composer

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Crawford Symphony XV in A Minor "Anger Symphony" cover art
Year
2025
Scoring
Piccolo Flute I Flute II Clarinet in A I Clarinet in A II Oboe I Oboe II English Horn (Oboe III) Bassoon I Bassoon II Bassoon III Horn in D I Horn in D III Horn in D II Horn in D IV Horn in D V Horn in D VI Trumpet in A I Trumpet in A II Trumpet in A III Trumpet in A IV Trombone I Trombone II Bass Trombone Tuba Timpani (Second Part in Movement III & IV) Bass Drum Crash Cymbal Triangle (Movement I Only) Snare Drum (Movement I Only) Chimes (Movement IV Only) Suspended Cymbal (Movement I, III & IV Only) Tam-Tam (Movement I Only Shared with Sus. Cymbal) Violin I Violin II Viola Violoncello Contrabass
Duration
56:29

Crawford Symphony XV in A Minor "Anger Symphony"

For Full Orchestra

The symphony with every fit of rage let out into a piece of music that could be written

Description

Crawford’s fifteenth symphony holds a personal place in his heart. This symphony is one of his works where almost every part of it was full of original ideas. When he had the chance to finish writing this symphony after writing down the opening idea, he finished the symphony in 7 days. At the time when he wrote this symphony, he was approaching the worst moments of his childhood life. The first movement is full of emotional mood swings that he was feeling at the moment. Crawford Symphony 15 is considered to be one of his most emotional symphonies.

This symphony has amazing Oboe, English horn, Low Brass, Cello, Horn, Viola, Piccolo Violin, and trumpet excerpts.

Fun Fact: This symphony is in the key of A Minor because to Crawford, that key defines Anger

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