Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5

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Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5 is a serene and spiritually reflective symphony in D major, composed during World War II and noted for reworking themes from the composer’s opera *The Pilgrim’s Progress*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony
associatedWork The Pilgrim’s Progress
catalogNumber Symphony No. 5
composer Ralph Vaughan Williams
compositionEndYear 1943
compositionPeriod World War II
compositionStartYear 1938
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dedication Jean Sibelius
era modern era
firstPublisher Oxford University Press
followedBy Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 6
genre 20th-century classical music
classical music
hasMovementCharacter first movement is contemplative
fourth movement is a passacaglia with variations
second movement is scherzo-like and mysterious
third movement is lyrical and meditative
historicalContext composed during the Second World War
key D major
language instrumental
movement Passacaglia: Moderato
Preludio: Moderato
Romanza: Lento
Scherzo: Presto misterioso
notableFeature contrasts with the more turbulent Symphony No. 4
reuses and reworks themes from The Pilgrim’s Progress
numberOfMovements 4
orchestration orchestra
placeInOeuvre fifth of nine symphonies by Ralph Vaughan Williams
precededBy Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 4
premiereCity London
linked to: London, England
premiereConductor Ralph Vaughan Williams
premiereCountry United Kingdom
premiereDate 24 June 1943
premiereLocation Royal Albert Hall
reception widely admired for its serenity and spiritual depth
style pastoral
serene
spiritually reflective
thematicSource The Pilgrim’s Progress
tonalCenter D major
yearOfCompletion 1943

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Symphony No. 5 in D major catalogNumber Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5
Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 4 precededByWork Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5 in D major
linked to: Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 5 notableExample Vaughan Williams’s Symphony No. 5 in D major
linked to: Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5
Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 6 follows Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5