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Symphony No. 7 (Milhaud)

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The Symphony No. 7, Op. 344, is a work for orchestra by French composer Darius Milhaud. The piece was written in 1955 for a Radio Belge concert in Venice.[1]

Milhaud's Seventh Symphony has three movements and a total running time of about 20 minutes. The titles of the movements, as descriptive of their character as of tempo, are as follows:

  1. Animé (approx. 3'40")
  2. Grave (approx. 9')
  3. Vif (approx. 7'15")

This symphony is published by Heugel & Cie.

Recordings

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References

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  1. ^ Schulz, Reinhard. Darius Milhaud Symphonies 7-9 (CD liner notes). CPO, 2000. p. 10.