Hymns of the Rig Veda (orchestral/choral work)

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Hymns of the Rig Veda is a large-scale orchestral and choral composition by American composer Lee Holdridge that sets ancient Vedic texts to contemporary classical music.

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instanceOf contemporary classical music work ⓘ
orchestral and choral composition ⓘ
basedOn Rig Veda ⓘ
linked to: Rigveda
composer Lee Holdridge ⓘ
composerNationality American ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
genre choral music ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
symphonic choral work ⓘ
hasPart chorus ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
vocal soloists ⓘ
influencedBy Hindu philosophy ⓘ
Indian religious tradition ⓘ
intendedFor concert performance ⓘ
languageOfTexts Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ
musicalStyle contemporary classical ⓘ
notableFor setting ancient Vedic texts to modern orchestral and choral forces ⓘ
period late 20th century classical music ⓘ
religiousContext Hinduism ⓘ
scale large-scale ⓘ
subjectMatter Hindu sacred texts ⓘ
Indian spiritual poetry ⓘ
Vedic religion ⓘ
linked to: Vedic Hinduism
textAuthor anonymous Vedic poets (ṛṣis) ⓘ
textType liturgical poetry ⓘ
religious hymns ⓘ
titleLanguage English ⓘ
usesTextFrom Rig Veda hymns ⓘ
ancient Vedic scriptures ⓘ
workTitle Hymns of the Rig Veda ⓘ

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Lee Holdridge → notableWork → Hymns of the Rig Veda (orchestral/choral work) ⓘ