In between these two works, in 1930, conductor Serge Koussevitzky asked Stravinsky to write the Symphony of Psalms for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and, in 1946, composer Henry Barraud, then head of Radiodiffusion Française, commissioned Darius Milhaud to write his Third Symphony, subtitled "Te Deum", to commemorate the end of World War II.
Entre esas dúas obras, en 1930, o director de orquestra Serge Koussevitzky pediulle a Stravinskii que escribira a Symphonie des Psaumes para o 50 aniversario da Boston Symphony Orchestra e, en 1946, o compositor Henry Barraud, daquela á cabeza de Radiodiffusion Française, encargoulle a Darius Milhaud a composición da súa Terceira sinfonía, subtitulada "Te Deum", para conmemorar o final da Segunda Guerra Mundial.