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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:musical_composition
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gptkbp:adaptations
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for choir and orchestra
for string orchestra
for wind ensemble
for brass band
for smaller ensembles
for chamber orchestra
for percussion ensemble
for solo instruments
for mixed choir and orchestra
for children's choir and orchestra
for vocal soloists and orchestra
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gptkbp:based_on
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the biblical story of Noah's Ark
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Havergal_Brian
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gptkbp:composer_birth_year
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1876
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gptkbp:composer_death_year
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gptkb:1972
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired other works
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gptkbp:dedicated_to
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the memory of the composer’s wife
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 90 minutes
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:Royal_Festival_Hall,_London
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:orchestral_music
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-World War II era
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Flood for Orchestra
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gptkbp:influenced
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contemporary composers
British orchestral music
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Richard_Wagner
English choral tradition
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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gptkb:the_Book_of_Genesis
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gptkbp:instruments
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brass
strings
percussion
woodwinds
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 90 minutes
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gptkbp:notable_features
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complex rhythms
vocal elements
dramatic contrasts
choral sections
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gptkbp:notable_for
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its large orchestration
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gptkbp:notable_influence
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Havergal Brian's other works
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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conducted by Richard Hickox
conducted by Martyn Brabbins
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gptkbp:notable_recordings
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conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
conducted by David Lloyd-Jones
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gptkbp:number_of_movements
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gptkb:3
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gptkbp:orchestration
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very large
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gptkbp:performed_at
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gptkb:BBC_Proms
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gptkbp:performed_by
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gptkb:Royal_Liverpool_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:London_Philharmonic_Orchestra
gptkb:BBC_Symphony_Orchestra
orchestras worldwide
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gptkbp:performed_in
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various music festivals
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:1964
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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1964-10-01
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gptkbp:premiere_location
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:Novello_&_Co.
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gptkbp:recorded_in
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gptkb:multiple_times
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gptkbp:style
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modern classical
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gptkbp:theme
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flood and salvation
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Igor_Stravinsky
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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