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
linked to: A Pastoral Symphony
avoids overt programmatic narrative
catalogueNumber H. 125
composer Ralph Vaughan Williams
compositionEnd early 1920s
compositionStart circa 1916
dedicatedTo Gustav Holst
era post-World War I
firstPublisher Oxford University Press
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
linked to: Sir Adrian Boult
premiereCountry United Kingdom
premiereDate 1922
premierePlace London
linked to: London, England
relatedWorkByComposer Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 1
Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 2
Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 4
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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A Pastoral Symphony catalogueNumber Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 3 in F major workNumberInComposerOutput 3rd symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams
linked to: Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 3
Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 4 followsWork Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 3 "A Pastoral Symphony"
linked to: Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 3