The Symphony No. 3, Op. 271, sub-titled ''Te Deum'', is a work for orchestra and chorus by French composer
Darius Milhaud. The piece originated in a 1946 request by
Radio France for a
Te Deum celebrating the allied victory in
World War II. Instead of confining himself to a setting of the liturgical text, Milhaud delivered a four-movement
symphony
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning com ...
in which the
orchestra plays two movements (I and III) alone. The chorus joins without words in Movement II; only in the finale is the Latin text of the Te Deum sung.
This symphony is not to be confused with Milhaud's Chamber Symphony No. 3 "Sérénade," op. 71 (1921).
Milhaud's Third Symphony has a total running time of about 27 minutes. The descriptive titles of the movements are as follows:
# Fièrement (approx. 5'45")
# Très recueilli (approx. 10')
# Pastorale (approx. 4')
# Hymnus Ambrosianus—Te Deum (approx. 7'15")
This symphony is published by
Heugel & Cie. Recordings of this symphony include a 1997 all-
digital recording by
Alun Francis
Alun Francis (born 29 September 1943) is a Welsh conductor.
Career
Francis was the principal conductor of the Ulster Orchestra from 1966 for ten years. In 1978 he conducted the premiere of Donizetti's opera ''Gabriella di Vergy'' in the Quee ...
and the
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel, part of a boxed set of Milhaud's Symphonies No. 1-12 on CPO.
References
External links
Video – Darius Milhaud – Symphony No. 3 (1 of 2) (15:03).Video – Darius Milhaud – Symphony No. 3 (2 of 2) (13:55).
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