Symphony No. 7
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Symphony No. 7 is a large-scale orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, adapted from his film score for "Scott of the Antarctic" and notable for its evocative depiction of polar landscapes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Symphony No. 7 (Vaughan Williams) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
programmatic composition
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symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sinfonia antartica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | film score for Scott of the Antarctic ⓘ |
| cataloguePosition | one of Vaughan Williams’s late symphonies ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | (information not certain; often associated with Scott and his companions) ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | United Kingdom (exact city not specified here) ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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symphonic music ⓘ |
| hasChorus | yes ⓘ |
| hasEpigraphs | literary quotations preceding movements ⓘ |
| hasTextedVoices | wordless vocalization rather than full text ⓘ |
| inCatalogueOf | works of Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Antarctic expeditions of Robert Falcon Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | E minor (approximate overall tonal center) ⓘ |
| languageOfText | Latin (for some epigraphs and choral elements) ⓘ |
| movement |
Epilogue
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Intermezzo ⓘ Landscape ⓘ Prelude NERFINISHED ⓘ Scherzo ⓘ |
| movementCount | 5 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocative depiction of polar landscapes
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use of organ in the orchestral texture ⓘ use of wordless chorus ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 7 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
celesta
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large orchestra ⓘ organ ⓘ percussion emphasizing icy atmosphere ⓘ piano ⓘ wind machine ⓘ wordless female chorus ⓘ |
| partOf | symphonies of Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | film Scott of the Antarctic ⓘ |
| relatedWorkType | adaptation of film score ⓘ |
| style |
20th-century tonal
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English symphonic tradition ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Antarctic landscape
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Scott’s Antarctic expedition ⓘ human struggle against nature ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 45 minutes ⓘ |
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