The Lark Ascending
E211915
The Lark Ascending is a lyrical, pastoral piece for solo violin and orchestra by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, celebrated for its evocation of birdsong and the English countryside.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Lark Ascending canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1909063 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Lark Ascending Context triple: [Ralph Vaughan Williams, notableWork, The Lark Ascending]
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A.
Das Lied von der Erde
Das Lied von der Erde is a large-scale symphonic song cycle by Gustav Mahler that blends orchestral writing with vocal settings of German translations of ancient Chinese poetry.
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B.
Three Musicians
Three Musicians is a famous 1921 Cubist painting by Pablo Picasso depicting three abstracted, brightly colored figures playing musical instruments.
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C.
A Winter Piece
"A Winter Piece" is a reflective nature poem by American Romantic poet William Cullen Bryant that meditates on the serene beauty and spiritual resonance of a winter landscape.
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D.
Lotus Symphony
Lotus Symphony is an office productivity software suite originally developed by Lotus Development Corporation, known for integrating word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation tools.
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E.
Swanee
"Swanee" is a popular early 20th-century American song, famously performed by entertainer Al Jolson and associated with the Tin Pan Alley era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Lark Ascending Target entity description: The Lark Ascending is a lyrical, pastoral piece for solo violin and orchestra by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, celebrated for its evocation of birdsong and the English countryside.
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A.
Das Lied von der Erde
Das Lied von der Erde is a large-scale symphonic song cycle by Gustav Mahler that blends orchestral writing with vocal settings of German translations of ancient Chinese poetry.
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B.
Three Musicians
Three Musicians is a famous 1921 Cubist painting by Pablo Picasso depicting three abstracted, brightly colored figures playing musical instruments.
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C.
A Winter Piece
"A Winter Piece" is a reflective nature poem by American Romantic poet William Cullen Bryant that meditates on the serene beauty and spiritual resonance of a winter landscape.
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D.
Lotus Symphony
Lotus Symphony is an office productivity software suite originally developed by Lotus Development Corporation, known for integrating word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation tools.
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E.
Swanee
"Swanee" is a popular early 20th-century American song, famously performed by entertainer Al Jolson and associated with the Tin Pan Alley era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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orchestral work ⓘ violin concerto ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | English countryside ⓘ |
| associatedWith | English pastoral school ⓘ |
| basedOn | poem "The Lark Ascending" by George Meredith ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | no official opus number ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| compositionCompletionYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 15 minutes ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceConductor |
Sir Adrian Boult
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surface form:
Adrian Boult
|
| firstPerformanceDate | 1921-06-14 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Queen's Hall, London ⓘ |
| firstPerformerSoloist | Marie Hall ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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pastoral ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
English countryside
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birdsong ⓘ |
| key | G major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
evocation of a skylark in flight
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extended violin cadenza ⓘ quiet, contemplative orchestral textures ⓘ use of modal harmony ⓘ |
| orchestralVersionCompleted | 1920 ⓘ |
| orchestration |
brass
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harp ⓘ piano ⓘ string orchestra ⓘ triangle ⓘ woodwind ⓘ |
| originalVersion | violin and piano version ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| reception |
frequently voted among Britain’s favourite classical pieces
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widely regarded as one of Vaughan Williams's most popular works ⓘ |
| scoring | solo violin and orchestra ⓘ |
| soloInstrument | violin ⓘ |
| structure | single movement ⓘ |
| style |
impressionistic
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lyrical ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
flight of a lark
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nature ⓘ rural landscape ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | Andante sostenuto ⓘ |
| usesTextInScore | epigraph from George Meredith’s poem ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lark Ascending Description of subject: The Lark Ascending is a lyrical, pastoral piece for solo violin and orchestra by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, celebrated for its evocation of birdsong and the English countryside.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.