A Shropshire Lad (orchestral rhapsody)
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A Shropshire Lad is an orchestral rhapsody by George Butterworth that epitomizes the English pastoral style through its lyrical, elegiac evocation of the countryside inspired by A.E. Housman’s poetry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Shropshire Lad | 1 |
| A Shropshire Lad (orchestral rhapsody) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8900343 — 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: A Shropshire Lad (orchestral rhapsody) Context triple: [English pastoral school, associatedWork, A Shropshire Lad (orchestral rhapsody)]
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A.
The Lark Ascending
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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B.
Under the Willows and Other Poems
"Under the Willows and Other Poems" is a collection of verse by American poet and critic James Russell Lowell, reflecting his characteristic blend of New England settings, moral reflection, and lyrical meditation.
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C.
Fern Hill
Fern Hill is a celebrated lyrical poem by Dylan Thomas that nostalgically reflects on the innocence and transience of childhood.
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D.
Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten is a meditative, minimalist orchestral work for string orchestra and bell composed by Arvo Pärt as an elegy to the British composer Benjamin Britten.
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E.
River Tone
The River Tone is a significant waterway in southwest England that flows through Somerset, including the town of Taunton, before joining the River Parrett.
- 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: A Shropshire Lad (orchestral rhapsody) Target entity description: A Shropshire Lad is an orchestral rhapsody by George Butterworth that epitomizes the English pastoral style through its lyrical, elegiac evocation of the countryside inspired by A.E. Housman’s poetry.
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A.
The Lark Ascending
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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B.
Under the Willows and Other Poems
"Under the Willows and Other Poems" is a collection of verse by American poet and critic James Russell Lowell, reflecting his characteristic blend of New England settings, moral reflection, and lyrical meditation.
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C.
Fern Hill
Fern Hill is a celebrated lyrical poem by Dylan Thomas that nostalgically reflects on the innocence and transience of childhood.
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D.
Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten is a meditative, minimalist orchestral work for string orchestra and bell composed by Arvo Pärt as an elegy to the British composer Benjamin Britten.
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E.
River Tone
The River Tone is a significant waterway in southwest England that flows through Somerset, including the town of Taunton, before joining the River Parrett.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | orchestral rhapsody ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rhapsody: A Shropshire Lad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | First World War era ⓘ |
| basedOn |
A Shropshire Lad (poetry collection)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | no opus number ⓘ |
| characteristic |
elegiac
ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ |
| composer | George Butterworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductorAtPremiere | Arthur Nikisch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | no specific dedication known ⓘ |
| depicts | English countryside ⓘ |
| firstRecordingDate | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre | pastoral music ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-World War I England ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
A Shropshire Lad (poetry collection)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A. E. Housman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | G minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| notableInterpreter |
Richard Hickox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Adrian Boult NERFINISHED ⓘ Vernon Handley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Leeds, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Stainer & Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkBySameComposer | Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring | orchestra ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous movement ⓘ |
| style | English pastoral style ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | themes of youth and mortality ⓘ |
| title | A Shropshire Lad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 10 minutes ⓘ |
| usesMaterialFrom | songs from A Shropshire Lad ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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A Shropshire Lad