Hymns of the Rig Veda (orchestral/choral work)
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Hymns of the Rig Veda is a large-scale orchestral and choral composition by American composer Lee Holdridge that sets ancient Vedic texts to contemporary classical music.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary classical music work
ⓘ
orchestral and choral composition ⓘ |
| basedOn | Rig Veda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Lee Holdridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ symphonic choral work ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ vocal soloists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hindu philosophy
ⓘ
Indian religious tradition ⓘ |
| intendedFor | concert performance ⓘ |
| languageOfTexts | Vedic Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | contemporary classical ⓘ |
| notableFor | setting ancient Vedic texts to modern orchestral and choral forces ⓘ |
| period | late 20th century classical music ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Hindu sacred texts
ⓘ
Indian spiritual poetry ⓘ Vedic religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textAuthor | anonymous Vedic poets (ṛṣis) ⓘ |
| textType |
liturgical poetry
ⓘ
religious hymns ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usesTextFrom |
Rig Veda hymns
ⓘ
ancient Vedic scriptures ⓘ |
| workTitle | Hymns of the Rig Veda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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