| Work Title
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Symphony No.3
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Riegger, Wallingford Constantine
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.42
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IWR 17
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 movements:
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- Moderato - Allegro
- Andante affettuoso
- Moderato - Allegro molto
- Beginning rather slowly - Allegro - Allegro feroce.
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- Allegro (
 = 80)
- Andante affettuoso ( = 66)
- Poco allegro ( = 108)
- Beginning rather slowly ( = 96) - Poco più mosso - Allegro (
 = 69) - attacca Fugue. Allegro feroce ( = 69)
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1947, rev. 1957-60
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| First Performance.
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1948 May 16, Dean Dixon conducting, Columbia University, New York
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| First Publication.
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1949, rev. 1960?
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| Dedication
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Oliver Daniel (1911–1990)
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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24 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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| Piece Style
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Modern
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| Instrumentation
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orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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flutes (2nd takes piccolo), oboes (2nd takes English horn), clarinets, bassoons, horns, trumpets, trombones, tuba, xylophone, percussion, timpani, strings
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| External Links
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Fleisher
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| Extra Information
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Contrabassoon optional. This work has potential to be arranged in Concert Band instrumentation. -Sissel
Premiered in the same concert as Quincy Porter's viola concerto in May 1948. Movement description for the first version of 1947, from Fleisher, as second version begins Allegro without a preceding Moderato ; tempo indications however are from the 2nd version.
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