I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships
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"I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships" is the expansive, choral-orchestral opening movement of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony, setting Walt Whitman’s sea-themed poetry to music.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships canonical | 2 |
| A Song for All Seas, All Ships | 1 |
| “A Song for All Seas, All Ships” (poem) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships Context triple: [A Sea Symphony, movement, I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships]
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Ships in a Calm
Ships in a Calm is a serene 17th-century maritime painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Willem van de Velde the Younger, celebrated for its meticulous detail and atmospheric depiction of ships at rest.
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B.
The Ship Who Sang
The Ship Who Sang is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey about a severely disabled girl whose brain is integrated into a starship, exploring themes of identity, autonomy, and humanity.
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The Seafarers
The Seafarers is a 1953 short documentary film and one of Stanley Kubrick’s early non-fiction works, focusing on the lives and organization of merchant seamen.
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The Song of the Master and Boatswain
"The Song of the Master and Boatswain" is a poem by W. H. Auden, included in his collection *About the House*, that reflects his characteristic blend of wit, formal skill, and meditations on domestic and existential themes.
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All At Sea
"All At Sea" is a jazz-influenced pop song by British singer-songwriter and pianist Jamie Cullum, featured on his breakthrough album "Twentysomething."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships Target entity description: "I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships" is the expansive, choral-orchestral opening movement of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony, setting Walt Whitman’s sea-themed poetry to music.
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A.
Ships in a Calm
Ships in a Calm is a serene 17th-century maritime painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Willem van de Velde the Younger, celebrated for its meticulous detail and atmospheric depiction of ships at rest.
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B.
The Ship Who Sang
The Ship Who Sang is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey about a severely disabled girl whose brain is integrated into a starship, exploring themes of identity, autonomy, and humanity.
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C.
The Seafarers
The Seafarers is a 1953 short documentary film and one of Stanley Kubrick’s early non-fiction works, focusing on the lives and organization of merchant seamen.
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D.
The Song of the Master and Boatswain
"The Song of the Master and Boatswain" is a poem by W. H. Auden, included in his collection *About the House*, that reflects his characteristic blend of wit, formal skill, and meditations on domestic and existential themes.
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E.
All At Sea
"All At Sea" is a jazz-influenced pop song by British singer-songwriter and pianist Jamie Cullum, featured on his breakthrough album "Twentysomething."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral-orchestral movement
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symphonic movement ⓘ |
| associatedNationalityOfComposer | British ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Leaves of Grass ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| conductorAtPremiereWithWork | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| genre | choral symphony movement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
expansive opening to A Sea Symphony
ⓘ
large-scale choral-orchestral forces ⓘ setting of Whitman’s sea imagery ⓘ |
| partOf |
A Sea Symphony
ⓘ
linked to:
Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
Symphony No. 1 (A Sea Symphony) ⓘ
linked to:
Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
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| positionInWork | opening movement ⓘ |
| premiereFestivalWithWork | Leeds Festival ⓘ |
| premiereLocationWithWork |
Leeds, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Leeds
|
| premiereWithWork | 1910 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
II. On the Beach at Night Alone
ⓘ
linked to:
II. On the Beach at Night, Alone
III. Scherzo: The Waves ⓘ IV. The Explorers ⓘ |
| scoring |
baritone solo
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mixed chorus ⓘ orchestra ⓘ soprano solo ⓘ |
| style |
English pastoral
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late-Romantic ⓘ |
| textBy | Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| textSourceNationality | American ⓘ |
| theme |
exploration
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spiritual journey ⓘ the sea ⓘ voyage ⓘ |
| tonalLanguage | tonal with modal inflections ⓘ |
| usesTextFrom |
other sea-themed poems by Walt Whitman
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“A Song for All Seas, All Ships” (poem) ⓘ
linked to:
I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships
“Song of the Exposition” (poem) ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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Subject: I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships Description of subject: "I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships" is the expansive, choral-orchestral opening movement of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony, setting Walt Whitman’s sea-themed poetry to music.
Referenced by (4)
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subject linked to:
Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
subject linked to:
Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
linked to: I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships
linked to: I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships