Symphony No. 1

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Symphony No. 1, commonly known as "A Sea Symphony," is Ralph Vaughan Williams’s expansive choral symphony that sets Walt Whitman’s sea-themed poetry to music.

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instanceOf choral symphony
symphony
alternativeName A Sea Symphony NERFINISHED
basedOn poetry by Walt Whitman
catalogueNumber no standard opus number
composer Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED
composerNationality British
compositionEndYear 1909
compositionStartYear 1903
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPerformanceCity Leeds NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceCountry England NERFINISHED
genre choral symphony
classical music
influencedBy English choral tradition
Walt Whitman NERFINISHED
key D major
language English
movement I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships NERFINISHED
II. On the Beach at Night, Alone NERFINISHED
III. Scherzo: The Waves NERFINISHED
IV. The Explorers NERFINISHED
notableFor extensive use of Whitman’s sea imagery
large-scale choral and orchestral forces
numberOfMovements 4
partOf orchestral works of Ralph Vaughan Williams
period 20th century
premiereConductor Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1910-10-12
premiereFestival Leeds Festival NERFINISHED
premierePlace Leeds, England NERFINISHED
publisher Stainer & Bell NERFINISHED
scoring baritone soloist
mixed chorus
orchestra
soprano soloist
style early 20th-century English music
late-Romantic
subject exploration
nature
the sea
textAuthor Walt Whitman NERFINISHED
title A Sea Symphony NERFINISHED
usesTextFrom Leaves of Grass NERFINISHED
workNumberInComposerOutput 1st symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED

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Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony opusNumber Symphony No. 1
subject surface form: A Sea Symphony