Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 3
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Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 3, known as the "Pastoral Symphony," is a reflective, subtly orchestrated work inspired by the composer's World War I experiences and English landscapes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pastoral Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| avoids | overt programmatic narrative ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | H. 125 ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEnd | early 1920s ⓘ |
| compositionStart | circa 1916 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Gustav Holst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post-World War I ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Oxford University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
English landscapes
ⓘ
World War I experiences of Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| key | F major ⓘ |
| language | wordless ⓘ |
| movement |
Lento
ⓘ
Lento moderato ⓘ Moderato pesante ⓘ Molto moderato ⓘ |
| nationalSchool | English music ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
absence of triumphant finale
ⓘ
quiet ending ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
muted orchestral colors
ⓘ
prominent use of solo trumpet ⓘ |
| ordinalNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Adrian Boult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1922 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
pastoral
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ subtle orchestration ⓘ |
| theme |
aftermath of war
ⓘ
contemplation ⓘ nature ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 35 minutes ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
wordless offstage soprano
ⓘ
wordless soprano solo ⓘ wordless tenor solo ⓘ |
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