The last two measures of this symphony's third movement directly quote the end of the "Gloria" of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. Its first movement featu
The last two measures of this symphony's third movement directly quote the end of the "Gloria" of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. Its first movement features a recurring motif that juxtaposes minor duplets with major triplets over the phrase "And, on its limitless heaving breast" which is played with a theme taken from the composer's earlier tone poem The Solent. This work's first movement opens with a brass fanfare in B minor on the word "Behold" which becomes a recurring motif. A baritone sings "Away, O Soul!" in its fourth movement, "The Explorers," as the orchestra imitates the ship of the soul sailing away. Its second movement is based on the poem "On the Beach at Night, Alone" and a full chorus imitates "buoyant curves" in its third movement, "The Waves." For 10 points, name this choral symphony based on poems from Whitman's Leaves of Grass, the first composed by Ralph Vaughan-Williams.
The last two measures of this symphony's third movement directly quote the end of the "Gloria" of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis.
A Sea Symphony [accept Vaughan-Williams' Symphony No. 1 before mentioned]