Symphony No. 3

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Symphony No. 3 is Camille Saint-Saëns’s celebrated “Organ Symphony,” renowned for its grand orchestration and prominent use of the pipe organ.

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Symphony No. 3 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Organ Symphony ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 ⓘ
approximateDuration 35–40 minutes ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 78 ⓘ
centuryComposed 19th century ⓘ
commissionedBy Royal Philharmonic Society ⓘ
composer Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ
countryOfFirstPerformance United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo Franz Liszt ⓘ
dedicationReason in memory and honor of Franz Liszt ⓘ
finaleKey C major ⓘ
firstPublisher Durand ⓘ
genre programmatic orchestral music ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
hasNickname Organ Symphony ⓘ
instrumentation orchestra and organ ⓘ
piano four-hands ⓘ
instrumentationFeature pipe organ ⓘ
isAmong most famous symphonies featuring organ ⓘ
key C minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
movementCount 2 ⓘ
nationalityOfComposer French ⓘ
notableFor grand orchestration ⓘ
prominent use of pipe organ in a symphonic context ⓘ
numberInSeries 3 ⓘ
openingKey C minor ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 78 ⓘ
orchestrationIncludes large orchestra ⓘ
organ ⓘ
piano four-hands ⓘ
period Romantic ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput last numbered symphony by Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ
premiereCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
premiereConductor Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ
premiereCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
premiereDate 1886 ⓘ
premiereOrganization Royal Philharmonic Society ⓘ
structure two large movements subdivided into sections ⓘ
style late-Romantic French symphonic style ⓘ
tonality C minor with C major conclusion ⓘ
typicalVenue concert hall with pipe organ ⓘ
usesMotivicTransformation yes ⓘ
workNumberInComposerSymphonies final symphony ⓘ
workOf Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ
yearComposed 1886 ⓘ

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