Symphony No. 3
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Symphony No. 3 is Camille Saint-Saëns’s celebrated “Organ Symphony,” renowned for its grand orchestration and prominent use of the pipe organ.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Symphony No. 3 (Saint-Saëns) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Organ Symphony
NERFINISHED
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Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 35–40 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 78 ⓘ |
| centuryComposed | 19th century ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Royal Philharmonic Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Camille Saint-Saëns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPerformance | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Franz Liszt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicationReason | in memory and honor of Franz Liszt ⓘ |
| finaleKey | C major ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Durand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
programmatic orchestral music
ⓘ
symphony ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Organ Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
orchestra and organ
ⓘ
piano four-hands ⓘ |
| instrumentationFeature | pipe organ ⓘ |
| isAmong | most famous symphonies featuring organ ⓘ |
| key | C minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movementCount | 2 ⓘ |
| nationalityOfComposer | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grand orchestration
ⓘ
prominent use of pipe organ in a symphonic context ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| openingKey | C minor ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 78 ⓘ |
| orchestrationIncludes |
large orchestra
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organ ⓘ piano four-hands ⓘ |
| period | Romantic ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput | last numbered symphony by Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ |
| premiereCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Camille Saint-Saëns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1886 ⓘ |
| premiereOrganization | Royal Philharmonic Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | two large movements subdivided into sections ⓘ |
| style | late-Romantic French symphonic style ⓘ |
| tonality | C minor with C major conclusion ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | concert hall with pipe organ ⓘ |
| usesMotivicTransformation | yes ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerSymphonies | final symphony ⓘ |
| workOf | Camille Saint-Saëns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1886 ⓘ |
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