Symphony No. 8

symphony in four movements by Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Symphony No. 8

Summary

Symphony No. 8 is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Symphony No. 8's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Symphony No. 8's composer is recorded as Ralph Vaughan Williams[4].
  • Symphony No. 8 is part of list of compositions by Ralph Vaughan Williams[5].
  • Symphony No. 8's Commons category is recorded as Symphony No. 8 (Vaughan Williams)[6].
  • Symphony No. 8's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content[7].
  • 1953 marks the founding of Symphony No. 8[8].
  • Symphony No. 8 was published on January 1, 1955[9].
  • Symphony No. 8's dedicated to is recorded as John Barbirolli[10].
  • Symphony No. 8's tonality is recorded as D minor[11].
  • Symphony No. 8's date of first performance is recorded as May 2, 1956[12].
  • Symphony No. 8's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Symphony no. 8 in D minor'}[13].
  • Symphony No. 8's different from is recorded as Symphony No. 8[14].
  • Symphony No. 8's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q929848', 'amount': '+4'}[15].
  • Symphony No. 8's location of first performance is recorded as Free Trade Hall[16].
  • Symphony No. 8's form of creative work is recorded as symphony[17].

Body

Publication

Symphony No. 8 was released on January 1, 1955[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content[7]. It is part of list of compositions by Ralph Vaughan Williams[5].

Why It Matters

Symphony No. 8 ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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