III. Scherzo: The Waves
E580037
"III. Scherzo: The Waves" is the lively, ocean-evoking third movement of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s choral-orchestral A Sea Symphony.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral-orchestral movement
ⓘ
symphonic movement ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | 1903–1909 ⓘ |
| associatedComposerNationality | British ⓘ |
| basedOnPoemBy | Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCycle | Vaughan Williams symphonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | lively ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evokes |
ocean waves
ⓘ
the sea ⓘ |
| followedBy | IV. The Explorers ⓘ |
| follows | II. On the Beach at Night Alone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forces |
mixed chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ solo voices ⓘ |
| form | scherzo ⓘ |
| genre |
choral
ⓘ
orchestral ⓘ symphonic ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movementFunction | contrasting fast movement within symphony ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| nationalSchool | English music ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
energetic choral outbursts
ⓘ
prominent brass and woodwind writing ⓘ rapid figurations suggesting waves ⓘ |
| partOf | A Sea Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| positionInWork | third movement ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1910-10-12 ⓘ |
| premieredWith | A Sea Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereFestival | Leeds Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Leeds, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Stainer & Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoringDetail | SATB chorus and orchestra ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | Allegro brillante ⓘ |
| textBy | Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textSource | Leaves of Grass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textTheme |
motion of waves
ⓘ
the power of the sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | A minor ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
choral-orchestral festival
ⓘ
concert hall ⓘ |
| usesTextFrom | Walt Whitman sea poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workCatalogue | A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTypeWithinSymphony | fast movement ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
A Sea Symphony