Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
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Vaughan Williams' *A Sea Symphony* is a large-scale choral-orchestral work that sets Walt Whitman’s sea-themed poetry to music, renowned for its expansive, evocative depiction of the ocean and human exploration.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Sea Symphony | 2 |
| Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony canonical | 1 |
| Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony Context triple: [Westminster Symphonic Choir, repertoireIncludes, Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony]
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A.
Britten War Requiem
Britten's War Requiem is a large-scale choral and orchestral work that juxtaposes the traditional Latin Requiem Mass with the anti-war poetry of Wilfred Owen to create a powerful pacifist statement.
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Debussy La Mer
Debussy’s *La Mer* is a landmark early 20th-century orchestral work that evocatively depicts the sea through innovative harmony, coloristic orchestration, and impressionistic textures.
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Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms is a choral-orchestral work composed in 1930 that sets Latin psalm texts in a stark, neoclassical style.
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D.
Vaughan Williams Dona nobis pacem
Vaughan Williams' "Dona nobis pacem" is a 1936 cantata for soprano, baritone, chorus, and orchestra that combines liturgical texts and poetry by Walt Whitman in a powerful plea for peace.
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E.
“Scotch Symphony”
“Scotch Symphony” is a neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Felix Mendelssohn’s music, inspired by the composer’s Scottish Symphony.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony Target entity description: Vaughan Williams' *A Sea Symphony* is a large-scale choral-orchestral work that sets Walt Whitman’s sea-themed poetry to music, renowned for its expansive, evocative depiction of the ocean and human exploration.
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A.
Britten War Requiem
Britten's War Requiem is a large-scale choral and orchestral work that juxtaposes the traditional Latin Requiem Mass with the anti-war poetry of Wilfred Owen to create a powerful pacifist statement.
-
B.
Debussy La Mer
Debussy’s *La Mer* is a landmark early 20th-century orchestral work that evocatively depicts the sea through innovative harmony, coloristic orchestration, and impressionistic textures.
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C.
Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms is a choral-orchestral work composed in 1930 that sets Latin psalm texts in a stark, neoclassical style.
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D.
Vaughan Williams Dona nobis pacem
Vaughan Williams' "Dona nobis pacem" is a 1936 cantata for soprano, baritone, chorus, and orchestra that combines liturgical texts and poetry by Walt Whitman in a powerful plea for peace.
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E.
“Scotch Symphony”
“Scotch Symphony” is a neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Felix Mendelssohn’s music, inspired by the composer’s Scottish Symphony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral symphony
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choral-orchestral work ⓘ symphony ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 70 minutes ⓘ |
| basedOn | Leaves of Grass ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | VWV 45 (commonly used thematic catalogue reference) ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| compositionEndDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| compositionStartDate | circa 1903 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English choral tradition
ⓘ
Gustav Holst ⓘ
surface form:
Gustav Holst (friendship and musical milieu)
Romantic symphonic writing ⓘ |
| instrumentation | large orchestra ⓘ |
| key | D major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships
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II. On the Beach at Night, Alone ⓘ III. Scherzo: The Waves ⓘ IV. The Explorers ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
expansive depiction of the ocean
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integration of Whitman’s poetry with symphonic form ⓘ one of the earliest symphonies to use chorus throughout ⓘ |
| notablePoemUsed |
I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships
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surface form:
A Song for All Seas, All Ships
After the Sea-Ship ⓘ On the Beach at Night Alone ⓘ The Explorers ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Symphony No. 1 ⓘ |
| orderInComposerSymphonies | first symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1910-10-12 ⓘ |
| premiereFestival | Leeds Festival ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Leeds
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surface form:
Leeds, England
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| publisher | Stainer & Bell ⓘ |
| style |
early 20th-century English music
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late-Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human exploration
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spiritual journey ⓘ the sea ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| textSource | Poems by Walt Whitman about the sea ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
baritone soloist
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mixed chorus ⓘ soprano soloist ⓘ |
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Subject: Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony Description of subject: Vaughan Williams' *A Sea Symphony* is a large-scale choral-orchestral work that sets Walt Whitman’s sea-themed poetry to music, renowned for its expansive, evocative depiction of the ocean and human exploration.
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this entity surface form:
A Sea Symphony
this entity surface form:
A Sea Symphony
this entity surface form:
Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony