The Great Whales (orchestral work)
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The Great Whales is an orchestral composition by Lee Holdridge that evokes the majesty and songs of whales through richly textured, cinematic symphonic writing.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Great Whales | 0 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | orchestral composition ⓘ |
| composer | Lee Holdridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| genre |
contemporary classical music
ⓘ
programmatic orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasComposer | Lee Holdridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComposerRole | Lee Holdridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNoLyrics | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
evocations of whale songs
ⓘ
orchestral textures ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
majesty of whales
ⓘ
sounds of the ocean ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | concert performance ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| mood |
evocative
ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ majestic ⓘ |
| movementType | continuous orchestral piece ⓘ |
| musicalTexture |
orchestral
ⓘ
polyphonic ⓘ |
| orchestration | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| style |
cinematic
ⓘ
richly textured ⓘ |
| subject |
whale songs
ⓘ
whales ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
environmental awareness
ⓘ
marine life ⓘ nature ⓘ |
| title | The Great Whales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMusicalDepictionOf |
oceanic environment
ⓘ
whale calls ⓘ |
| workType | concert work ⓘ |
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