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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Irish Symphony 2
Symphony No. 3 in F minor "Irish" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony
alsoKnownAs Irish Symphony
Stanford’s Symphony No. 3
approximateDuration about 40 minutes
cataloguedIn Stanford’s list of works
commissionedBy Hans Richter
composer Charles Villiers Stanford
compositionPeriod late 19th century
countryOfCulturalOrigin Ireland
dedicatedTo Hans Richter
firstPublisher Novello
genre Romantic symphony
hasCharacteristic nationalistic character
hasKeySignature 4 flats
hasMovement I. Allegro moderato
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
F major
hasTheme Irish dance rhythms
Irish song-like melodies
influencedBy Antonín Dvořák
Irish folk music
Johannes Brahms
isAmong best-known works of Charles Villiers Stanford
isPartOf Charles Villiers Stanford symphonies
key F minor
languageOfTitle English
movementCount 4
notableFor colorful orchestration
lyrical melodic writing
nationalist elements
use of Irish folk-inspired themes
numberInSeries 3
orchestration full symphony orchestra
period Romantic era
premiereConductor Hans Richter
premiereDate 1887
premiereLocation London
linked to: London, England
style Romantic
typicalPerformanceContext concert hall
workNumber Op. 28

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Charles Villiers Stanford notableWork Symphony No. 3 in F minor "Irish"
Symphony No. 3 in F minor "Irish" alsoKnownAs Irish Symphony
linked to: Symphony No. 3 in F minor "Irish"
Hamilton Harty notableWork Irish Symphony
linked to: Symphony No. 3 in F minor "Irish"