The Symphony No. 9, op. 380 is a work for orchestra

Orchestra

An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...

 by French composer Darius Milhaud

Darius Milhaud

Darius Milhaud was a French composer and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as The Group of Six—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions are influenced by jazz and make use of polytonality...

. The piece was written in 1959 for the Fort Lauderdale Symphony Orchestra

Fort Lauderdale Symphony Orchestra

The Fort Lauderdale Symphony Orchestra was a Fort Lauderdale, Florida based symphony orchestra founded in 1949 by high school band director John Canfield. The orchestra developed from an amateur group to a semi-professional orchestra with Emerson Buckley at the helm in 1963...

 and its conductor Mario di Bonaventura.

Milhaud's Ninth Symphony is a three-movement work with a total running time of about 19 minutes. The titles of the movements, as descriptive of their character as of tempo, are as follows:

1. Modérement animé (approx. 5'10")
2. Lente et sombre (approx. 9'10")
3. Alert et vigoureux (approx. 4'45")

This symphony is published by Heugel & Cie. Recordings of this symphony currently available include a 1993 all-digital recording by Alun Francis

Alun Francis

Alun Francis is a Welsh conductor.-Professional career:Francis was the principal conductor of the Ulster Orchestra from 1966 for ten years...

 and the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel

Sinfonieorchester Basel

The Sinfonieorchester Basel is a Swiss orchestra based in Basel. The orchestra performs symphony concerts at the Musiksaal, Basel. The orchestra also serves as the opera orchestra and ballet orchestra for the Theater Basel...

, part of a boxed set of Milhaud's Symphonies No. 1-12 on CPO.