Lilacs
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"Lilacs" is a notable work by American composer George Walker, recognized for its poignant musical setting of Walt Whitman’s elegy on the death of Abraham Lincoln.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | musical composition ⓘ |
| basedOn | When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo | memory of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
vocal-orchestral work ⓘ |
| hasInfluence | American concert repertoire ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | voice and orchestra ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySourceAuthor | Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ soprano solo ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mourning ⓘ remembrance ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasVocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
soprano ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| movementType | continuous ⓘ |
| notableFor | poignant musical setting of Walt Whitman’s elegy on Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | American art music ⓘ |
| subject | death of Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Walt Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textType | elegy ⓘ |
| usesPoem | When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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