Symphony No. 5 in D Major: Full ScoreThe Symphony in D major was written between 1938 and 1943. In style it represents a shift away from the violent dissonance of the Fourth Symphony and a return to the more romantic style of the earlier Pastoral Symphony. It is also noteworthy as perhaps the quietest symphony Vaughan Williams ever wrote, with only a very few passages rising even to a forte. The texture throughout the work is strongly dominated by the strings. Many of the musical themes