The Lark Ascending

E211915

musical composition orchestral work violin concerto

The Lark Ascending is a lyrical, pastoral piece for solo violin and orchestra by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, celebrated for its evocation of birdsong and the English countryside.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending	2
The Lark Ascending canonical	2
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending (violin and piano version)	1
The Lark Ascending (composition)	1
The Lark Ascending (poem)	1
The Lark Ascending (violin and orchestra piece)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1909063 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Lark Ascending
Context triple: [Ralph Vaughan Williams, notableWork, The Lark Ascending]

A. Das Lied von der Erde
Das Lied von der Erde is a large-scale symphonic song cycle by Gustav Mahler that blends orchestral writing with vocal settings of German translations of ancient Chinese poetry.
B. Three Musicians
Three Musicians is a famous 1921 Cubist painting by Pablo Picasso depicting three abstracted, brightly colored figures playing musical instruments.
C. A Winter Piece
"A Winter Piece" is a reflective nature poem by American Romantic poet William Cullen Bryant that meditates on the serene beauty and spiritual resonance of a winter landscape.
D. Lotus Symphony
Lotus Symphony is an office productivity software suite originally developed by Lotus Development Corporation, known for integrating word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation tools.
E. Swanee
"Swanee" is a popular early 20th-century American song, famously performed by entertainer Al Jolson and associated with the Tin Pan Alley era.
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: The Lark Ascending
Target entity description: The Lark Ascending is a lyrical, pastoral piece for solo violin and orchestra by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, celebrated for its evocation of birdsong and the English countryside.

A. Das Lied von der Erde
Das Lied von der Erde is a large-scale symphonic song cycle by Gustav Mahler that blends orchestral writing with vocal settings of German translations of ancient Chinese poetry.
B. Three Musicians
Three Musicians is a famous 1921 Cubist painting by Pablo Picasso depicting three abstracted, brightly colored figures playing musical instruments.
C. A Winter Piece
"A Winter Piece" is a reflective nature poem by American Romantic poet William Cullen Bryant that meditates on the serene beauty and spiritual resonance of a winter landscape.
D. Lotus Symphony
Lotus Symphony is an office productivity software suite originally developed by Lotus Development Corporation, known for integrating word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation tools.
E. Swanee
"Swanee" is a popular early 20th-century American song, famously performed by entertainer Al Jolson and associated with the Tin Pan Alley era.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical composition ⓘ orchestral work ⓘ violin concerto ⓘ
associatedLocation	English countryside ⓘ
associatedWith	English pastoral school ⓘ
basedOn	poem "The Lark Ascending" by George Meredith ⓘ
catalogueNumber	no official opus number ⓘ
composer	Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ
compositionCompletionYear	1920 ⓘ
compositionStartYear	1914 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
duration	approximately 15 minutes ⓘ
firstPerformanceConductor	Adrian Boult ⓘ linked to: Sir Adrian Boult
firstPerformanceDate	1921-06-14 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace	Queen's Hall, London ⓘ
firstPerformerSoloist	Marie Hall ⓘ
genre	classical music ⓘ pastoral ⓘ
inspiredBy	English countryside ⓘ birdsong ⓘ
key	G major ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
notableFeature	evocation of a skylark in flight ⓘ extended violin cadenza ⓘ quiet, contemplative orchestral textures ⓘ use of modal harmony ⓘ
orchestralVersionCompleted	1920 ⓘ
orchestration	brass ⓘ harp ⓘ piano ⓘ string orchestra ⓘ triangle ⓘ woodwind ⓘ
originalVersion	violin and piano version ⓘ
period	20th-century classical music ⓘ
publisher	Oxford University Press ⓘ
reception	frequently voted among Britain’s favourite classical pieces ⓘ widely regarded as one of Vaughan Williams's most popular works ⓘ
scoring	solo violin and orchestra ⓘ
soloInstrument	violin ⓘ
structure	single movement ⓘ
style	impressionistic ⓘ lyrical ⓘ
subjectMatter	flight of a lark ⓘ nature ⓘ rural landscape ⓘ
tempoIndication	Andante sostenuto ⓘ
usesTextInScore	epigraph from George Meredith’s poem ⓘ