Symphony No. 1

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choral symphony symphony

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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Predicate Object
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