Symphony No. 3 in F major

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Symphony No. 3 in F major, known as the "Pastoral Symphony," is a lyrical and evocative orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams that depicts the English countryside and the emotional aftermath of World War I.

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instanceOf symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pastoral Symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration about 35 minutes ⓘ
associatedWith Ralph Vaughan Williams symphonies ⓘ
catalogueNumber VWV 103 ⓘ
composer Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts English countryside ⓘ
genre symphony ⓘ
hasMovement First movement: Molto moderato ⓘ
Fourth movement: Lento ⓘ
Second movement: Lento moderato ⓘ
Third movement: Moderato pesante ⓘ
hasVocalPart soprano ⓘ
tenor ⓘ
influencedBy World War I ⓘ
key F major ⓘ
language wordless vocalise ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableFeature evocation of distant trumpet calls ⓘ
subdued and reflective character ⓘ
use of wordless vocal solo in the finale ⓘ
numberInSeries 3 ⓘ
orchestration orchestra ⓘ
wordless soprano solo ⓘ
wordless tenor solo ⓘ
period 20th-century classical music ⓘ
premiereConductor Adrian Boult ⓘ
linked to: Sir Adrian Boult
premiereLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
premierePerformer London Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
style lyrical ⓘ
pastoral ⓘ
theme aftermath of World War I ⓘ
contemplation ⓘ
nature ⓘ
title Symphony No. 3 in F major ⓘ
tonalCenter F major ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput 3rd symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ

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A Pastoral Symphony → alsoKnownAs → Symphony No. 3 in F major ⓘ
Symphony No. 4 in F minor → followsWork → Symphony No. 3 "A Pastoral Symphony" ⓘ
linked to: Symphony No. 3 in F major
Symphonies by Ralph Vaughan Williams → hasPart → Symphony No. 3 "A Pastoral Symphony" ⓘ
linked to: Symphony No. 3 in F major
Symphony No. 3 in F major → title → Symphony No. 3 in F major ⓘ