The Symphony No. 6 is a symphony by the American composer William Schuman that was commissioned by the Dallas Symphony League. It was premiered by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra under the conductor Antal Doráti on February 27, 1949.
The symphony has a duration of roughly 27 minutes and is composed in one continuous movement. It is scored for a large orchestra comprising three flutes, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, contrabassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, two percussionists, and strings.
Though the world premiere was poorly received by its Dallas audience, the piece has since been praised by music critics. Andrew Clements of The Guardian praised the symphony, remarking: The work was similarly praised by Lawrence A. Johnson of the Chicago Classical Review who wrote: