II. On the Beach at Night, Alone
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"II. On the Beach at Night, Alone" is the second movement of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s choral-orchestral work *A Sea Symphony*, setting a contemplative Walt Whitman text about the sea and the cosmos.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| II. On the Beach at Night Alone | 2 |
| II. On the Beach at Night, Alone canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6247351 — 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: II. On the Beach at Night, Alone Context triple: [A Sea Symphony, movement, II. On the Beach at Night, Alone]
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A.
The Empty Beach
The Empty Beach is an Australian crime thriller film adapted from Peter Corris's novel, following a Sydney private investigator drawn into a mysterious missing-person case.
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B.
Shutters on the Beach
Shutters on the Beach is a luxury beachfront hotel in Santa Monica known for its upscale, coastal-inspired design and ocean views.
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C.
The Distant Hours
The Distant Hours is a gothic historical novel by Australian author Kate Morton that weaves together family secrets, wartime memories, and a mysterious English castle.
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D.
The Other Side of Paradise
The Other Side of Paradise is a popular song by British indie rock band Glass Animals, known for its dark, atmospheric production and emotionally charged lyrics.
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E.
By the Sea
"By the Sea" is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah that explores themes of exile, identity, and displacement through the intertwined stories of refugees from Zanzibar.
- 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: II. On the Beach at Night, Alone Target entity description: "II. On the Beach at Night, Alone" is the second movement of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s choral-orchestral work *A Sea Symphony*, setting a contemplative Walt Whitman text about the sea and the cosmos.
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A.
The Empty Beach
The Empty Beach is an Australian crime thriller film adapted from Peter Corris's novel, following a Sydney private investigator drawn into a mysterious missing-person case.
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B.
Shutters on the Beach
Shutters on the Beach is a luxury beachfront hotel in Santa Monica known for its upscale, coastal-inspired design and ocean views.
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C.
The Distant Hours
The Distant Hours is a gothic historical novel by Australian author Kate Morton that weaves together family secrets, wartime memories, and a mysterious English castle.
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D.
The Other Side of Paradise
The Other Side of Paradise is a popular song by British indie rock band Glass Animals, known for its dark, atmospheric production and emotionally charged lyrics.
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E.
By the Sea
By the Sea is a 2015 romantic drama film starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as a troubled couple on a seaside vacation in 1970s France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral movement
ⓘ
orchestral movement ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| associatedPoet | Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| basedOn |
"On the Beach at Night Alone"
ⓘ
linked to:
On the Beach at Night Alone
|
| basedOnWorkBy | Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork |
A Sea Symphony
ⓘ
linked to:
Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
|
| forces |
baritone soloist
ⓘ
mixed chorus ⓘ orchestra ⓘ soprano soloist ⓘ |
| genre | choral-orchestral music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mood |
contemplative
ⓘ
meditative ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf |
A Sea Symphony
ⓘ
linked to:
Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
|
| partOfCycle | Whitman settings by Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| positionInWork | second movement ⓘ |
| sourceCollection | Leaves of Grass ⓘ |
| style |
English choral tradition
ⓘ
late-Romantic ⓘ |
| textBy | Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| theme |
contemplation
ⓘ
cosmos ⓘ humanity and the universe ⓘ sea ⓘ |
| workType | setting of poetry ⓘ |
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Subject: II. On the Beach at Night, Alone Description of subject: "II. On the Beach at Night, Alone" is the second movement of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s choral-orchestral work *A Sea Symphony*, setting a contemplative Walt Whitman text about the sea and the cosmos.
Referenced by (4)
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subject linked to:
Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
linked to: II. On the Beach at Night, Alone
linked to: II. On the Beach at Night, Alone