3rd Symphony (Henze)

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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)