Symphony No. 3 "Organ"

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Symphony No. 3 "Organ" is Camille Saint-Saëns’s grand Romantic symphony renowned for its innovative use of the pipe organ alongside full orchestra, creating a powerful and richly textured soundscape.

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instanceOf symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 78 ⓘ
commissionedBy Royal Philharmonic Society ⓘ
composer Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ
composerFullName Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ
composerNationality French ⓘ
dedicatedTo Franz Liszt ⓘ
dedicationNote dedicated in memory of Franz Liszt ⓘ
durationApproximate 35–40 minutes ⓘ
firstPublisher Durand ⓘ
hasKeySection Maestoso section with full organ chords ⓘ
hasOpusNumber Op. 78 ⓘ
influencedBy Franz Liszt’s symphonic innovations ⓘ
key C minor ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movement I. Adagio – Allegro moderato ⓘ
II. Poco adagio ⓘ
III. Allegro moderato – Presto ⓘ
IV. Maestoso – Allegro ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
movementStructure two large parts subdivided into four movements ⓘ
nickname Organ Symphony ⓘ
notableFeature cyclical use of thematic material across movements ⓘ
dramatic organ entry in the final section ⓘ
rich Romantic harmonic language ⓘ
orchestrationFeature integrated organ part with full symphony orchestra ⓘ
prominent use of piano in orchestral texture ⓘ
partOfPeriod Romantic era ⓘ
placeComposed France ⓘ
popularInRepertoire yes ⓘ
premiereCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
premiereConductor Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ
premiereCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
premiereDate 1886-05-19 ⓘ
premierePlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
recordingAvailability widely recorded ⓘ
style French Romantic symphonic style ⓘ
tonalCenter C minor to C major trajectory ⓘ
typicalVenue concert hall with pipe organ ⓘ
usesInstrument orchestra ⓘ
piano four hands ⓘ
pipe organ ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput last numbered symphony by Saint-Saëns ⓘ
workTypeDetail symphony with organ obbligato ⓘ
yearComposed 1886 ⓘ

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