The Symphony No. 9, Op. 380, is a work for

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by French composer

Darius Milhaud Darius Milhaud (; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as ''The Group of Six''—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions ...

. The piece was written in 1959 for the Fort Lauderdale Symphony Orchestra and its conductor Mario di Bonaventura. Milhaud's Ninth Symphony is a three-movement work with a total running time of about 19 minutes. The titles of the movements, as descriptive of their character as of tempo, are as follows: # Modérement animé (approx. 5'10") # Lent et sombre (approx. 9'10") # Alerte et vigoureux (approx. 4'45") This symphony is published by Heugel & Cie. Recordings of this symphony include a 1993 all-

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by Alun Francis and the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel, part of a boxed set of Milhaud's Symphonies No. 1–12 on CPO.

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Video - Darius Milhaud - Symphony No. 9 (1 of 2) (14:22).Video - Darius Milhaud - Symphony No. 9 (2 of 2) (04:44).
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