Karol Szymanowski composed his Symphony No. 3 Op. 27, The Song of the Night during 1914-16 after a period spent travelling in Eastern Europe. It is considered to be one of his finest works. The symphony is a musical setting of a poem by the 13th-century Persian mystic Jalal ud-Din Rumi translated by polish poet and friend of composer Tadeusz Miciński, supposed to celebrate the exceptional beauty of the Eastern night. A typical performance of the symphony lasts about 25 minutes.
| Original Name | Symfonia "Pieśń o nocy" |
| Librettist | Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī (in translation by Tadeusz Miciński) |
| Date of composition | 1916 (1914-1916) |
| Premiered | 1928, February 3rd in Lvov, Mykolaivs'ka oblast, Ukraine |
| First published | in 1925 by Universal Edition in Vienna, Austria |
| Dedicated to | Anna Szymanowska née Taube (composer's mother) |
| Type | Symphony |
| Tonality | C Major |
| Catalogue | Op. 27 |
| Approx. duration | 24 minutes |
| Spoken language | Polish |
| Instruments |
Voice (Tenor)
Chorus/Choir - Mixed Chorus ; Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Karol Szymanowski: Symphony "Song of the Night" n°3 en do majeur, Op. 27 Karol Szymanowski: Symphony "Song of the Night" n. 3 in do maggiore, Op. 27 Karol Szymanowski: Symphony "Song of the Night" Nr. 3 C-dur, Op. 27 |