Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 6

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Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 6 is a powerful and often darkly intense symphony by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, noted for its dramatic contrasts and enigmatic, quiet epilogue.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration about 35 minutes ⓘ
catalogueNumber Symphony No. 6 in E minor ⓘ
composer Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ
composerNationality English ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
dateComposed 1944–1947 ⓘ
dedication none (no formal dedication) ⓘ
firstRecordingConductor Sir Adrian Boult ⓘ
firstRecordingEnsemble London Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ
firstRecordingYear 1949 ⓘ
followedBy Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 7 "Sinfonia antartica" ⓘ
follows Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5 ⓘ
hasOpusNumber none ⓘ
historicalContext composed during and shortly after World War II ⓘ
key E minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
movement I. Allegro ⓘ
II. Moderato ⓘ
III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace ⓘ
IV. Epilogue: Moderato ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic contrasts ⓘ
enigmatic quiet epilogue ⓘ
powerful and darkly intense character ⓘ
numberInSeries 6 ⓘ
orchestration large symphony orchestra ⓘ
partOf symphonies by Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ
period 20th-century classical music ⓘ
premiereCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
premiereConductor Sir Adrian Boult ⓘ
premiereCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
premiereDate 21 April 1948 ⓘ
premiereEnsemble BBC Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
premiereLocation Royal Albert Hall, London ⓘ
linked to: Royal Albert Hall
publisher Oxford University Press ⓘ
styleCharacteristic often perceived as bleak and turbulent ⓘ
quiet, mysterious final movement ⓘ
use of dissonance and driving rhythms ⓘ
yearCompleted 1947 ⓘ

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Symphony No. 6 in E minor → catalogueNumber → Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 6 ⓘ
Symphony No. 6 in E minor → alsoKnownAs → Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 6 ⓘ
Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5 → followedBy → Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 6 ⓘ
Symphony No. 7 "Sinfonia antartica" → follows → Symphony No. 6 by Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ
linked to: Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 6