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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Predicate Object
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