Symphony No. 3 in F minor "Irish"
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Symphony No. 3 in F minor "Irish" is Charles Villiers Stanford’s best-known symphony, celebrated for its Romantic style infused with Irish folk-inspired melodies and nationalistic character.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Irish Symphony
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Stanford’s Symphony No. 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 40 minutes ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Stanford’s list of works ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Hans Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Charles Villiers Stanford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCulturalOrigin | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hans Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic symphony ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | nationalistic character ⓘ |
| hasKeySignature | 4 flats ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
I. Allegro moderato
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II. Allegro molto vivace ⓘ III. Andante con moto ⓘ IV. Allegro maestoso ⓘ |
| hasNicknameOrigin | association with Irish musical idioms ⓘ |
| hasReception | regarded as Stanford’s most popular symphony ⓘ |
| hasRecordingHistory | frequently recorded by British orchestras ⓘ |
| hasSubsequentKeyAreas |
A-flat major
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F major ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Irish dance rhythms
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Irish song-like melodies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Antonín Dvořák
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Irish folk music ⓘ Johannes Brahms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAmong | best-known works of Charles Villiers Stanford ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Charles Villiers Stanford symphonies ⓘ |
| key | F minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
colorful orchestration
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lyrical melodic writing ⓘ nationalist elements ⓘ use of Irish folk-inspired themes ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Hans Richter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1887 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Romantic ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext | concert hall ⓘ |
| workNumber | Op. 28 ⓘ |
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