Symphony No. 3 (Milhaud)

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 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.^[1] 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 and the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel, part of a boxed set of Milhaud's Symphonies No. 1-12 on CPO.

References

↑ Schulz, Reinhard; Susan Marie Praeder (trans.). Darius Milhaud Symphonies 2 & 3 (CD liner notes)|format= requires |url= (help). CPO, 1998. pp. 9–10. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)

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Symphonies	Symphony No. 1 Symphony No. 2 Symphony No. 3 ("Te Deum") Symphony No. 4 Symphony No. 5 Symphony No. 6 Symphony No. 7 Symphony No. 8 ("Rhôdanienne") Symphony No. 9 Symphony No. 10 Symphony No. 11 ("Romantique") Symphony No. 12 ("La Rurale")

Orchestra works	Saudades do Brasil Suite provençale

Incidental and film music	Days of Hope Dreams That Money Can Buy Judith Land Without Bread La Tragédie impériale Le jeu de Robin et Marion Le voyageur sans bagage Love Cavalcade Madame Bovary Mollenard The Beloved Vagabond The Citadel of Silence The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

Vocal music	Pacem in terris Symphony No. 3 ("Te Deum")

Chamber music	La cheminée du roi René Sonata for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano

Piano music	Le bœuf sur le toit

Collaborations	Genesis Suite Homage to Paderewski L'Album des Six

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Related articles	List of compositions by Darius Milhaud Les Six Neoclassicism

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