Whatever the person that wrote it wants to call it.
Symphonies can have all sorts of variations in number of movements. Stravinsky wrote a piece he called "Symphony in Three Movements". Mozart's "Prague" Symphony (No. 38) has only three movements and is sometimes called the symphony without a minuet. Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony only has two movements, thought presumably it was not planned that way.
In the final consideration, it's best simply to go with whatever the composer called it.
movements
No
He wrote Symphony in C, Symphony in E-flat major, Symphony in Three Movements, and a work called Symphonies of Wind Instruments which is not in fact a symphony; of that work he said he used the title Symphonies in its original meaning of "sounding together." He also wrote Symphony of Psalms, which uses a full chorus singing the text of some of the Biblical psalms of David, in three movements.
Most symphonies have four movements, although composers are free to give their symphonies as many or as few movements as they like. The classical symphony as perfected by Haydn and Mozart almost without exception consisted of four movements. Beethoven connected the third and fourth movements of his 5th Symphony. Since that time it has varied more. For instance, Samuel Barber's first symphony is in one continuous movement with four differing sections. Cesar Franck's is probably the most famous three-movement symphony.
4 usually.
Movements.
Symphony in Three Movements was created in 1972.
movements
No
Pastoral symphony is composed based on village environment. It is Beethoven's 6th symphony. It is the only symphony by the composer with five movements.
He wrote Symphony in C, Symphony in E-flat major, Symphony in Three Movements, and a work called Symphonies of Wind Instruments which is not in fact a symphony; of that work he said he used the title Symphonies in its original meaning of "sounding together." He also wrote Symphony of Psalms, which uses a full chorus singing the text of some of the Biblical psalms of David, in three movements.
Four.
Movements of the symphony.
He is most definitly known as the Composer of "The New World Symphony." The symphony is composed of 4 movements. It is, in my opinion, one of the best symphonies ever written! I love the first and 4th movements which are the only two usually played. :) I hope I helped.
Steven Gellman has written: 'Symphony in two movements' -- subject(s): Symphonies, Scores
Most symphonies have four movements, although composers are free to give their symphonies as many or as few movements as they like. The classical symphony as perfected by Haydn and Mozart almost without exception consisted of four movements. Beethoven connected the third and fourth movements of his 5th Symphony. Since that time it has varied more. For instance, Samuel Barber's first symphony is in one continuous movement with four differing sections. Cesar Franck's is probably the most famous three-movement symphony.
4 usually.