Songs of the Sea

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Songs of the Sea is a popular late-19th-century song cycle for baritone, male chorus, and orchestra by Charles Villiers Stanford, celebrated for its rousing maritime themes and vivid choral writing.

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Songs of the Sea canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral work ⓘ
song cycle ⓘ
associatedWith British choral tradition ⓘ
composer Charles Villiers Stanford ⓘ
containsMovement Devon, O Devon, in Wind and Rain ⓘ
Drake’s Drum ⓘ
Homeward Bound ⓘ
Outward Bound ⓘ
The Old Superb ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo baritone soloist and male chorus performers (general dedication) ⓘ
firstPerformanceType concert performance ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
late-Romantic music ⓘ
hasCatalogueNote often paired in performance with Stanford’s later cycle Songs of the Fleet ⓘ
instrumentalForces orchestra ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Henry Newbolt ⓘ
linked to: Sir Henry Newbolt
movementCount 5 ⓘ
notableFor rousing maritime themes ⓘ
vivid choral writing ⓘ
period late 19th century ⓘ
relatedWork Songs of the Fleet ⓘ
scoredFor baritone solo ⓘ
male chorus ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
style patriotic ⓘ
romantic ⓘ
textLanguage English ⓘ
theme maritime life ⓘ
sailors ⓘ
the sea ⓘ
vocalForces baritone soloist ⓘ
male chorus ⓘ
voiceType baritone ⓘ

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Charles Villiers Stanford → notableWork → Songs of the Sea ⓘ