A Small Monument for a Symphony

This work, composed for orchestra, is one of the more abstract works on Winther Christensen’s work list. A Small Monument for a Symphony is a kind of ghost symphonic work, which has often been seen before in modern music. Winther Christensen uses the ghost metaphor in that a recognisable texture from classical music is used throughout the work – without however being all to obvious. A concrete example is the transition from the 3rd to 4th movement, which refers to the optimistic transition from the 3rd to 4th movement of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony.