IV. The Explorers
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"IV. The Explorers" is the expansive, visionary final movement of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s choral-orchestral A Sea Symphony, evoking humanity’s spiritual and cosmic quest through Walt Whitman’s poetry.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral-orchestral movement
ⓘ
symphonic movement ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | humanity’s spiritual and cosmic quest ⓘ |
| basedOnTextBy | Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| belongsToWorkTypeWithWork | choral symphony ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginWithWork | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evokes |
cosmic and universal themes
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sea voyage as metaphor for spiritual exploration ⓘ |
| genre | choral symphony movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Walt Whitman’s transcendentalist ideas ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
expansive, visionary character
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integration of chorus and orchestra throughout the movement ⓘ use of Whitman’s mystical and exploratory imagery ⓘ |
| orchestration |
baritone soloist
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full symphony orchestra ⓘ mixed chorus ⓘ soprano soloist ⓘ |
| partOf | A Sea Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCycle | four-movement structure of A Sea Symphony ⓘ |
| positionInWork | final movement ⓘ |
| precededBy | III. The Waves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductorWithWork | Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocationWithWork | Leeds Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereWithWork | 1910 ⓘ |
| style |
English pastoral
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late-Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectOf | musicological analyses of Vaughan Williams’s choral symphonies ⓘ |
| textAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| textLanguage | English ⓘ |
| textSource |
Leaves of Grass
NERFINISHED
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Passage to India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic exploration
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humanity’s journey ⓘ spiritual quest ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| usesPoetryBy | Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workCatalogueWithWork | Symphony No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workKeyWithWork | D major ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
A Sea Symphony