Tags: Classical Music Composition.
Symphony No. 3 Op. 75 (1955) is Ernst Toch’s (1887—1964) third of seven symphonies. He was awarded the 1956 Pulitzer Prize for Music for the piece. Premiered December 2 1955 by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Steinberg it was commissioned by the American Jewish Tercentenary Committee of Chicago.The orchestration includes a hisser a carbon dioxide tank that makes a hissing noise whose use is optional.