Symphony instruments, 19th century symphonies were gradually augmented with more string players and more wind parts, so that the orchestra grew substantially in sheer numbers, as concert halls likewise grew. At the beginning of the 20th century, Gustav Mahler wrote long, large-scale symphonies. His Eighth Symphony, for example, was composed in 1906 and is nicknamed the "Symphony of a Thousand" because of the large number of voices required to perform the work. Additionally, his Third Symphony is one of the longest regularly performed symphonies at around 100 minutes in length for most performances. The 20th century also saw further diversification in
A Thousand Trees 2 - "Acoustic EP" 7" vinyl A Thousand Trees "A Thousand Trees" is the third single by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from their debut album, "Word Gets Around" and was released in August 1997. It reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. The title and the lyric "It only takes one tree to make a thousand matches but only takes one match to burn a thousand trees" came from the back of a box of England's Glory matches. All music written by Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable. All lyrics composed by Kelly Jones;