Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
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Vaughan Williams' *A Sea Symphony* is a large-scale choral-orchestral work that sets Walt Whitman’s sea-themed poetry to music, renowned for its expansive, evocative depiction of the ocean and human exploration.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Sea Symphony | 2 |
| Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony canonical | 1 |
| Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral symphony
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choral-orchestral work ⓘ symphony ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 70 minutes ⓘ |
| basedOn | Leaves of Grass ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | VWV 45 (commonly used thematic catalogue reference) ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| compositionEndDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| compositionStartDate | circa 1903 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English choral tradition
ⓘ
Gustav Holst ⓘ
surface form:
Gustav Holst (friendship and musical milieu)
Romantic symphonic writing ⓘ |
| instrumentation | large orchestra ⓘ |
| key | D major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships
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II. On the Beach at Night, Alone ⓘ III. Scherzo: The Waves ⓘ IV. The Explorers ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
expansive depiction of the ocean
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integration of Whitman’s poetry with symphonic form ⓘ one of the earliest symphonies to use chorus throughout ⓘ |
| notablePoemUsed |
I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships
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surface form:
A Song for All Seas, All Ships
After the Sea-Ship ⓘ On the Beach at Night Alone ⓘ The Explorers ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Symphony No. 1 ⓘ |
| orderInComposerSymphonies | first symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1910-10-12 ⓘ |
| premiereFestival | Leeds Festival ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Leeds
ⓘ
surface form:
Leeds, England
|
| publisher | Stainer & Bell ⓘ |
| style |
early 20th-century English music
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late-Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human exploration
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spiritual journey ⓘ the sea ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| textSource | Poems by Walt Whitman about the sea ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
baritone soloist
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mixed chorus ⓘ soprano soloist ⓘ |
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A Sea Symphony
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A Sea Symphony
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Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony