Toward the Unknown Region

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Toward the Unknown Region is a choral-orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, celebrated for its expansive, visionary setting of Walt Whitman’s poetry.

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Toward the Unknown Region canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cantata ⓘ
choral-orchestral work ⓘ
associatedWithComposer Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ
basedOn poetry by Walt Whitman ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy Walt Whitman ⓘ
composer Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ
composerNationality British ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
genre choral music ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
hasMood expansive ⓘ
uplifting ⓘ
visionary ⓘ
hasSubject freedom ⓘ
human aspiration ⓘ
the soul’s voyage ⓘ
hasTheme exploration of the unknown ⓘ
spiritual journey ⓘ
transcendence ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage English ⓘ
inspiredBy American transcendentalist poetry ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movementCount 1 ⓘ
notableFor expansive choral writing ⓘ
visionary setting of Walt Whitman’s poetry ⓘ
partOfRepertoire 20th-century choral-orchestral repertoire ⓘ
period early 20th century music ⓘ
scoredFor mixed chorus ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
style English choral tradition ⓘ
late-Romantic ⓘ
textBy Walt Whitman ⓘ
usesForces full symphony orchestra ⓘ
large chorus ⓘ
workTitle Toward the Unknown Region ⓘ

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Ralph Vaughan Williams → notableWork → Toward the Unknown Region ⓘ
Toward the Unknown Region → workTitle → Toward the Unknown Region ⓘ