Symphony No. 5 may refer to: * Symphony No. 5 (Alwyn) (''Hydriotaphia'') by

William Alwyn William Alwyn (born William Alwyn Smith; 7 November 1905 – 11 September 1985), was an English composer, conductor, and music teacher. Life and music William Alwyn was born William Alwyn Smith in Northampton, the son of Ada Tyler (Tompkins ...

, 1972–73 *

Symphony No. 5 (Arnold) The Symphony No. 5, Op. 74 by Malcolm Arnold was finished in 1961. It is in four movements: I. Tempestuoso II. Andante con moto – Adagio III. Con fuoco IV. Risoluto – Lento The work was commissioned by the Cheltenham Festival Society. The ...

(Op. 74) by Malcolm Arnold, 1961 *

Symphony No. 5 (Bax) The Symphony No. 5 by Arnold Bax was completed in 1932 and dedicated to Jean Sibelius. It is in many ways heavily influenced by Sibelius. It is scored for two piccolos, three flutes, two oboes, English horn, three clarinets, bass clarinet, two ba ...

by Arnold Bax, 1932 *

Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) The Symphony No. 5 in C minor of Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 67, was written between 1804 and 1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in classical music and one of the most frequently played symphonies, and it is widely considered one of t ...

in C minor (Op. 67, ''Victory'') by Ludwig van Beethoven, 1804–08 * Symphony No. 5 (Bentoiu) (Op. 26) by

Pascal Bentoiu Pascal Bentoiu (22 April 1927 – 21 February 2016) was a Romanian modernist composer. Life and career Bentoiu studied harmony, counterpoint and composition with Mihail Jora and piano with Theophil Demetriescu. He spent three years res ...

, 1979 *

Symphony No. 5 (Bruckner) Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major WAB 105, was written in 1875–1876, with minor changes over the next two years. It came at a time of trouble and disillusion for the composer: a lawsuit, from which he was exonerated, and a reductio ...

in B-flat major (WAB 105, ''Fantastic'') by Anton Bruckner, 1875–76 * Symphony No. 5 (Chávez) (''Symphony for Strings'') by Carlos Chávez, 1953 * Symphony No. 5 (Ching) (''Kunstkammer'') by Jeffrey Ching, 2004–05 * Symphony No. 5 (Davies) by Peter Maxwell Davies, 1994 *

Symphony No. 5 (Diamond) Symphony No. 5 may refer to: * Symphony No. 5 (Alwyn) (''Hydriotaphia'') by William Alwyn, 1972–73 *Symphony No. 5 (Arnold) (Op. 74) by Malcolm Arnold, 1961 * Symphony No. 5 (Bax) by Arnold Bax, 1932 *Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) in C minor (Op. 67 ...

by David Diamond, 1947–64 *

Symphony No. 5 (Dvořák) The Symphony No. 5 in F major, Op. 76, B. 54, is a classical composition by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. It was originally published as Symphony No. 3. The work Dvořák composed his fifth symphony in the summer months in June and July 1 ...

in F major (Op. 76, B. 54) by Antonín Dvořák, 1875 * Symphony No. 5 (Enescu) in D major by George Enescu, 1941, completed by Pascal Bentoiu, 1995 *

Symphony No. 5 (Ficher) Symphony No. 5 may refer to: * Symphony No. 5 (Alwyn) (''Hydriotaphia'') by William Alwyn, 1972–73 *Symphony No. 5 (Arnold) (Op. 74) by Malcolm Arnold, 1961 * Symphony No. 5 (Bax) by Arnold Bax, 1932 *Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) in C minor (Op. 67 ...

(Op. 63, ''Asi habló Isaías'') by

Jacobo Ficher Jacobo Ficher (russian: Яков (Хакобо) Фишер; 15 January 1896 – 9 September 1978) was an Argentine composer, violinist, conductor, and music educator of Russian birth. Life Ficher was born in Odessa, Russia, to Alexander Ficher, ...

, 1947 * Symphony No. 5 (Gillis) ''In Memoriam'' by Don Gillis, 1944–45 * Symphony No. 5 (Glass) (''Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya'') by Philip Glass, 1999 * Symphony No. 5 (Glazunov) in B-flat major (Op. 55, ''Heroic'') by Alexander Glazunov, 1895 *

Symphony No. 5 (Hanson) Symphony No. 5 may refer to: * Symphony No. 5 (Alwyn) (''Hydriotaphia'') by William Alwyn, 1972–73 *Symphony No. 5 (Arnold) (Op. 74) by Malcolm Arnold, 1961 * Symphony No. 5 (Bax) by Arnold Bax, 1932 *Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) in C minor (Op. 67 ...

(Op.43, ''Sinfonia Sacra'') by

Howard Hanson Howard Harold Hanson (October 28, 1896 – February 26, 1981)''The New York Times'' – Obituaries. Harold C. Schonberg. February 28, 1981 p. 1011/ref> was an American composer, conductor, educator, music theorist, and champion of American class ...

, 1955 *

Symphony No. 5 (Harbison) The Symphony No. 5 is a composition for baritone, mezzo-soprano, and orchestra by the American composer John Harbison. The work was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the conductor James Levine. It was given its world premiere in ...

by John Harbison, 2008 *

Symphony No. 5 (Harris) Symphony No. 5 may refer to: * Symphony No. 5 (Alwyn) (''Hydriotaphia'') by William Alwyn, 1972–73 *Symphony No. 5 (Arnold) (Op. 74) by Malcolm Arnold, 1961 * Symphony No. 5 (Bax) by Arnold Bax, 1932 *Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) in C minor (Op. 67 ...

Roy Harris Roy Ellsworth Harris (February 12, 1898 – October 1, 1979) was an American composer. He wrote music on American subjects, and is best known for his Symphony No. 3. Life Harris was born in Chandler, Oklahoma on February 12, 1898. His ancestry ...

, 1940–42, rev. 1945 *

Symphony No. 5 (Haydn) The Symphony No. 5 in A major, Hoboken I/5, by Joseph Haydn, is believed to have been written between 1760 and 1762, while he was employed either by Count Morzin or, Prince Paul II Anton Esterházy. It is scored for 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 horns, str ...

in A major (Hoboken I/5) by Joseph Haydn, 1760–62 *

Symphony No. 5 (Michael Haydn) Michael Haydn's Symphony No. 5 in A major, Perger 3, Sherman 5, MH 63, written in Salzburg in 1763, is the third of twelve symphonies in the key to be mistaken for a symphony by Joseph Haydn (Hob. I:A3). Scored for 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and ...

in A major (Perger 3, Sherman 5, MH 63) by Michael Haydn, 1763 * Symphony No. 5 (Henze) by Hans Werner Henze, 1962 *

Symphony No. 5 (Honegger) The Symphony No. 5 by Swiss composer Arthur Honegger is a three-movement work for orchestra written in the autumn of 1950. Its subtitle ''Di tre re'' (''of the three Ds'') is a reference to the D (re) played by the solo timpani and basses at the en ...

(''Di tre re'') by Arthur Honegger, 1950 *

Symphony No. 5 (Mahler) The Symphony No. 5 by Gustav Mahler was composed in 1901 and 1902, mostly during the summer months at Mahler's holiday cottage at Maiernigg. Among its most distinctive features are the trumpet solo that opens the work with a rhythmic motif simil ...

by Gustav Mahler, 1901–02 * Symphony No. 5 (Martinů) (H. 310) by Bohuslav Martinů, 1946 *

Symphony No. 5 (Melartin) Symphony No. 5 may refer to: * Symphony No. 5 (Alwyn) (''Hydriotaphia'') by William Alwyn, 1972–73 *Symphony No. 5 (Arnold) (Op. 74) by Malcolm Arnold, 1961 *Symphony No. 5 (Bax) by Arnold Bax, 1932 *Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) in C minor (Op. 67, ...

(Op. 90, ''Sinfonia brevis'') by

Erkki Melartin Erkki Gustaf Melartin (7 February 1875, Käkisalmi – 14 February 1937, Helsinki) was a Finnish composer, conductor, and teacher of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods. Melartin is generally considered to be one of Finland's most signif ...

, 1915 *

Symphony No. 5 (Mendelssohn) The Symphony No. 5 in D major/D minor, Op. 107, known as the ''Reformation'', was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1830 in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession. The Confession is a key document of Lutherani ...

in D (Op. 107, ''Reformation'') by Felix Mendelssohn, 1830 *

Symphony No. 5 (Mennin) Symphony No. 5 may refer to: * Symphony No. 5 (Alwyn) (''Hydriotaphia'') by William Alwyn, 1972–73 *Symphony No. 5 (Arnold) (Op. 74) by Malcolm Arnold, 1961 *Symphony No. 5 (Bax) by Arnold Bax, 1932 *Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) in C minor (Op. 67, ...

Peter Mennin Peter Mennin (born Mennini) (May 17, 1923 in Erie, Pennsylvania – June 17, 1983 in New York City) was a prominent American composer, teacher and administrator. In 1958, he was named Director of the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, and in ...

, 1950 * Symphony No. 5 (Milhaud) (Op. 322) by Darius Milhaud, 1953 * Symphony No. 5 (Mozart) in B-flat major (K. 22) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1765 *

Symphony No. 5 (Nielsen) Symphony No. 5, List of compositions by Carl Nielsen#By opus number, Op. 50, List of compositions by Carl Nielsen#By FS number, FS 97 is a symphony composed by Carl Nielsen in Denmark between 1920 and 1922. It was first performed in Copenhagen on ...

(Op. 50, FS 97) by Carl Nielsen, 1920–22 *

Symphony No. 5 (Penderecki) Symphony No. 5 may refer to: * Symphony No. 5 (Alwyn) (''Hydriotaphia'') by William Alwyn, 1972–73 * Symphony No. 5 (Arnold) (Op. 74) by Malcolm Arnold, 1961 * Symphony No. 5 (Bax) by Arnold Bax, 1932 *Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) in C minor (Op. 6 ...

(''Korean'') by

Krzysztof Penderecki Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki (; 23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020) was a Polish composer and conductor. His best known works include ''Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima'', Symphony No. 3, his '' St Luke Passion'', ''Polish Requiem'', ''A ...

, 1991–92 * Symphony No. 5 (Piston) by Walter Piston, 1954 *

Symphony No. 5 (Prokofiev) Sergei Prokofiev wrote his Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100, in Soviet Russia in the summer of 1944. Background Fourteen years had passed since Prokofiev wrote the first version of his Symphony No. 4 in C major. World War II was still r ...

in B-flat major (Op. 100) by Sergei Prokofiev, 1944 * Symphony No. 5 (Raff) in E major (Op. 177, ''Lenore'') by Joachim Raff, 1870–72 *

Symphony No. 5 (Rautavaara) Symphony No. 5 may refer to: * Symphony No. 5 (Alwyn) (''Hydriotaphia'') by William Alwyn, 1972–73 * Symphony No. 5 (Arnold) (Op. 74) by Malcolm Arnold, 1961 * Symphony No. 5 (Bax) by Arnold Bax, 1932 *Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) in C minor (Op. 6 ...

Einojuhani Rautavaara Einojuhani Rautavaara (; 9 October 1928 – 27 July 2016) was a Finnish composer of classical music. Among the most notable Finnish composers since Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), Rautavaara wrote a List of compositions by Einojuhani Rautavaara, gre ...

, 1985–86 *

Symphony No. 5 (Ries) Ferdinand Ries composed the Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 112, in London in 1813. It was the second symphony Ries wrote. It was first performed at a Philharmonic Society concert on 14 February 1814. In 1823, Breitkopf & Härtel published the work ...

in D minor (Op. 112) by Ferdinand Ries, 1813 *

Symphony No. 5 (Rochberg) The Symphony No. 5 is the fifth symphony by the American composer George Rochberg. It was commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which first performed the piece under the direction of Georg Solti on March 13, 1986. The symphony has a dur ...

by George Rochberg, 1896 *

Symphony No. 5 (Rouse) The Symphony No. 5 is a symphony for orchestra by the American composer Christopher Rouse. The work was jointly commissioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Nashville Symphony, and the Aspen Music Festival. It was completed in Baltimore on ...

by Christopher Rouse, 2015 * Symphony No. 5 (Rubbra) (Op. 63) by

Edmund Rubbra Edmund Rubbra (; 23 May 190114 February 1986) was a British composer. He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras. He was greatly esteemed by fellow musicians and was at the peak o ...

, 1947 *

Symphony No. 5 (Sallinen) The Symphony No. 5, ''Washington Mosaics'', Op. 57, is an orchestral composition by the Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen, who wrote the piece from 1984–85, revising the finale in 1987. The National Symphony Orchestra, the commissionin ...

(Op. 57, ''Washington Mosaics'') by Aulis Sallinen, 1984–85 (r. 1987) * Symphony No. 5 (Schnittke) (Concerto Grosso No. 4) by Alfred Schnittke, 1988 *

Symphony No. 5 (Schubert) Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 5 in B major, D. 485, was written mainly in September 1816 and completed on 3 October 1816. It was finished six months after the completion of his previous symphony. Scoring Scored for one flute, two oboes, and two ...

in B-flat major (D. 485) by Franz Schubert, 1816 *

Symphony No. 5 (Sessions) The Symphony No. 5 of Roger Sessions was commissioned in 1960 and completed in 1964. It was commissioned by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the first movement only was premiered by them in February 1964, the rest not being complet ...

by Roger Sessions, 1960–64 *

Symphony No. 5 (Shostakovich) The Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47, by Dmitri Shostakovich is a work for orchestra composed between April and July 1937. Its first performance was on November 21, 1937, in Leningrad by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under Yevgeny Mravinsk ...

in D minor (Op. 47) by Dmitri Shostakovich, 1937 *

Symphony No. 5 (Sibelius) The Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Opus number, Op. 82, by Jean Sibelius is a symphony in three movement (music), movements. History Sibelius was commissioned to write the symphony by the Finland, Finnish government in honour of his 50th birthd ...

in E-flat major (Op. 82) by Jean Sibelius, 1915–19 *

Symphony No. 5 (Simpson) The Symphony No. 5 by Robert Simpson was written in 1972 and "dedicated in admiration" to the London Symphony Orchestra, who gave the premiere on May 3, 1973, conducted by Andrew Davis. The second performance in England didn't take place until 198 ...

by Robert Simpson, 1972 *

Symphony No. 5 (Tchaikovsky) The Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was composed between May and August 1888 and was first performed in Saint Petersburg at the Mariinsky Theatre on November 17 of that year with Tchaikovsky conducting. It is dedica ...

in E minor (Op. 64) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1888 *

Symphony No. 5 (Ustvolskaya) Symphony No. 5 (subtitled "Amen") by Russian composer Galina Ustvolskaya was composed between 1989 and 1990. Its premiere was given on 19 January 1991 in New York by Ensemble Continuum directed by Joel Sachs. The symphony is scored for: oboe, trum ...

(''Amen'') by Galina Ustvolskaya, 1989–90 *

Symphony No. 5 (Vaughan Williams) Symphony No. 5 in D major by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams was written between 1938 and 1943. In style it represents a shift away from the violent dissonance of his Fourth Symphony, and a return to the gentler style of the earlier ...

in D major by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1938–43 * Symphony No. 5 (Vieru) by

Anatol Vieru Anatol Vieru (; 8 June 1926 – 8 October 1998) was a Romanian-Jewish music theoretician, pedagogue, and composer. A pupil of Aram Khachaturian, he composed seven symphonies, eight string quartets, concertos, and chamber music. He also wrote t ...

, 1984–85 * Symphony No. 5 (Villa-Lobos) (W170, ''Peace'') by Heitor Villa-Lobos, 1920 *

Symphony No. 5 (Williamson) Symphony No. 5 may refer to: * Symphony No. 5 (Alwyn) (''Hydriotaphia'') by William Alwyn, 1972–73 *Symphony No. 5 (Arnold) (Op. 74) by Malcolm Arnold, 1961 *Symphony No. 5 (Bax) by Arnold Bax, 1932 *Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) in C minor (Op. 67, ...

(''Aquerò'') by

Malcolm Williamson Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson, (21 November 19312 March 2003) was an Australian composer. He was the Master of the Queen's Music from 1975 until his death. Biography Williamson was born in Sydney in 1931; his father was an A ...

, 1979–80

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