Symphony No. 1

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Symphony No. 1, commonly known as "A Sea Symphony," is Ralph Vaughan Williams’s expansive choral symphony that sets Walt Whitman’s sea-themed poetry to music.

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Symphony No. 1 canonical 1

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instanceOf choral symphony
symphony
alternativeName A Sea Symphony
basedOn poetry by Walt Whitman
catalogueNumber no standard opus number
composer Ralph Vaughan Williams
composerNationality British
compositionEndYear 1909
compositionStartYear 1903
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPerformanceCity Leeds
firstPerformanceCountry England
genre choral symphony
classical music
influencedBy English choral tradition
Walt Whitman
key D major
language English
movement I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships
II. On the Beach at Night, Alone
III. Scherzo: The Waves
IV. The Explorers
notableFor extensive use of Whitman’s sea imagery
large-scale choral and orchestral forces
numberOfMovements 4
partOf orchestral works of Ralph Vaughan Williams
period 20th century
premiereConductor Ralph Vaughan Williams
premiereDate 1910-10-12
premiereFestival Leeds Festival
premierePlace Leeds, England
linked to: Leeds
publisher Stainer & Bell
scoring baritone soloist
mixed chorus
orchestra
soprano soloist
style early 20th-century English music
late-Romantic
subject exploration
nature
the sea
textAuthor Walt Whitman
title A Sea Symphony
usesTextFrom Leaves of Grass
workNumberInComposerOutput 1st symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams

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A Sea Symphony opusNumber Symphony No. 1
subject linked to: Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony