A London Symphony
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A London Symphony is Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Second Symphony, an expansive orchestral work that evokes the atmosphere and character of early 20th-century London.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A London Symphony canonical | 3 |
| Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A London Symphony Context triple: [Ralph Vaughan Williams, notableWork, A London Symphony]
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A.
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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B.
Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
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.
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C.
LSO Live
LSO Live is the in-house record label of the London Symphony Orchestra, known for releasing high-quality live concert recordings by leading conductors and soloists.
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D.
Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
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E.
Britten War Requiem
Britten's War Requiem is a large-scale choral and orchestral work that juxtaposes the traditional Latin Requiem Mass with the anti-war poetry of Wilfred Owen to create a powerful pacifist statement.
- 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: A London Symphony Target entity description: A London Symphony is Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Second Symphony, an expansive orchestral work that evokes the atmosphere and character of early 20th-century London.
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A.
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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B.
Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
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.
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C.
LSO Live
LSO Live is the in-house record label of the London Symphony Orchestra, known for releasing high-quality live concert recordings by leading conductors and soloists.
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D.
Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
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E.
Britten War Requiem
Britten's War Requiem is a large-scale choral and orchestral work that juxtaposes the traditional Latin Requiem Mass with the anti-war poetry of Wilfred Owen to create a powerful pacifist statement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Symphony No. 2
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Symphony No. 2 in G major ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 50 minutes ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| contains |
evocations of London street life
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evocations of Westminster chimes ⓘ evocations of the River Thames ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | George Butterworth ⓘ |
| describes | atmosphere of early 20th-century London ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Hawkes & Son ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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late-Romantic music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueNumber |
A London Symphony
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 2
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| hasSubject | urban landscape of London ⓘ |
| hasWorkNumber | Symphony No. 2 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English folk music tradition
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French impressionism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| key | G major ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| lostMaterial | original full score partly lost in World War I ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Lento – Allegro risoluto
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II. Lento ⓘ III. Scherzo (Nocturne) ⓘ IV. Andante con moto – Maestoso alla marcia ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
London Philharmonic Orchestra
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surface form:
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrian Boult ⓘ London Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
surface form:
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn
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| numberInSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| orchestration | large symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | symphonies by Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Geoffrey Toye ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1914-03-27 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
Queen's Hall, London
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surface form:
Queen’s Hall, London
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| premiereOrchestra | Queen’s Hall Orchestra ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| revisedInYear |
1918
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1920 ⓘ 1933 ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| uses | programmatic elements ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 2