The orchestra is unusually large for Bax, with the organ used solely for pedals to add a dark effect.
The movement ends with the sonorous theme which was first stated by the lower woodwinds at the beginning of the symphony.
A quotation of Bax's tone poem In Memoriam is used[citation needed], and motifs are quoted from the opening movement of the symphony.
The final movement continues to use the main thematic material, with a short Poco largamente introduction followed by a fast, furious Allegro feroce section.
A direct quotation from the first movement is used, the main climax of the piece is reached just before the epilogue in which the symphony fades into unresolved tranquility.