Symphony No. 15 (Shostakovich) - Form

Form

The work has four movements (the middle two being played without interruption):

  1. Allegretto
  2. Adagio - Largo - Adagio - Allegretto
  3. Allegretto
  4. Adagio - Allegretto - Adagio - Allegretto

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