Symphony No. 2 (Paine)

Symphony No. 2 in A major, subtitled Im Frühling or In Spring, is the second symphony by American composer John Knowles Paine.

History
The symphony was composed in 1879 and published in Boston in 1880, at a time when few American composers were able to find publishers for symphonic works. It was also premiered in Boston in 1880, and was extremely well received, prompting handkerchief-waving and shouting at the first performance. Historian Louis Elson compared its final movement to Robert Schumann's Symphony in B flat, which is also subtitled "Spring".

Instrumentation

 * 2 Flutes
 * 2 Oboes
 * 2 A Clarinets
 * 2 Bassoons
 * 4 Horns
 * 2 Trumpets
 * 2 Trombones
 * 1 Bass Trombone
 * Timpani
 * Strings

Structure
The symphony is in four movements:


 * 1) Adagio sostenuto - "Departure of Winter" Allegro ma non troppo "Awakening of Nature"
 * 2) Scherzo Allegro "May-Night Fantasy"
 * 3) Adagio "A Romance of Springtime"
 * 4) Allegro giojoso "The Glory of Nature"

Use in film and television
The second and third movements were heard and shown performed at a concert in the fourth episode of the first season of the HBO television series The Gilded Age, depicting a performance in New York City in 1882.