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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements |
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| Composition Year | 1956 |
| Genre Categories | Symphonies; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra |
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| Work Title | Symphony No.8 in D minor |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Name Translations | Symfonie nr. 8; Symphony No. 8; Symphonie nº 8 de Vaughan Williams; 交響曲第8番; 第8號交響曲; |
| Name Aliases | Symfonie nr. 8 (Vaughan Williams); Sinfonía n.º 8 en re menor |
| Authorities | WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 182465355; LCCN: no96047051 |
| Composer | Vaughan Williams, Ralph |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IRV 88 |
| Key | D minor |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements:
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1956 |
| First Performance. | 1956 |
| First Publication. | 1956 – London: Oxford University Press |
| Dedication | John Barbirolli |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 29 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | Orchestra |
| InstrDetail | 2 flutes/piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 3 bassoons + 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones + vibraphone, triangle, glockenspiel, snare drum, cymbals, chimes, tuned gongs, bass drum, xylophone + celesta + 2 harps + strings |
| External Links | Wikipedia article |
| [hide]Symphonies by Ralph Vaughan Williams | |
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