I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships
E580035
"I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships" is the expansive, choral-orchestral opening movement of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony, setting Walt Whitman’s sea-themed poetry to music.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Song for All Seas, All Ships | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral-orchestral movement
ⓘ
symphonic movement ⓘ |
| associatedNationalityOfComposer | British ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Leaves of Grass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductorAtPremiereWithWork | Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | choral symphony movement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
expansive opening to A Sea Symphony
ⓘ
large-scale choral-orchestral forces ⓘ setting of Whitman’s sea imagery ⓘ |
| partOf |
A Sea Symphony
NERFINISHED
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Symphony No. 1 (A Sea Symphony) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | opening movement ⓘ |
| premiereFestivalWithWork | Leeds Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocationWithWork | Leeds, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereWithWork | 1910 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
II. On the Beach at Night Alone
NERFINISHED
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III. Scherzo: The Waves NERFINISHED ⓘ IV. The Explorers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
baritone solo
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mixed chorus ⓘ orchestra ⓘ soprano solo ⓘ |
| style |
English pastoral
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late-Romantic ⓘ |
| textBy | Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textSourceNationality | American ⓘ |
| theme |
exploration
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spiritual journey ⓘ the sea ⓘ voyage ⓘ |
| tonalLanguage | tonal with modal inflections ⓘ |
| usesTextFrom |
other sea-themed poems by Walt Whitman
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“A Song for All Seas, All Ships” (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ “Song of the Exposition” (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
A Sea Symphony
subject surface form:
A Sea Symphony
this entity surface form:
A Song for All Seas, All Ships