3rd Symphony (Henze)
The three-movement 3rd symphony for large orchestra by Hans Werner Henze was written in 1949 and 1950. It was commissioned by Südwestfunk Baden-Baden and was made on the occasion of the Donaueschinger Musiktage on October 7, 1951 by the Südwestfunk Orchestra under the direction of Hans Rosbaud Premiered.
Instrumentation and sentence names
- Sentence names
- I. Invocation of Apollo (Allegro molto moderato, quarter = 60, 4/4)
- II. Dithyrambe (Moderato, quarter = 66, 6/4)
- III. Summoning dance (no name, quarter = 114, 3/4 + 3/8)