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For most of his life, Vaughan Williams was part of the English musical community, and the circumstances of his career mirror the times. The nearly 300 pictures in this book cover the composer's life, from his birth at the vicarage at Down Ampney to his last years at Hanover Terrace, and provide a pictorial record of English musical life during more than half a century. ... Read more

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Chapters: English Folk-Song Collectors, Sabine Baring-Gould, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Percy Grainger, Cecil Sharp, A. L. Lloyd, Peter Warlock, Lucy Broadwood, Ernest John Moeran, Joseph Ritson, Thomas Percy, George Butterworth, David Lewiston, William B. Sandys, Henry Balfour Gardiner, John Bagford, Frank Kidson, William Chappell, Kate Lee, Steve Roud, James William Elliott. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 108. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Ralph Vaughan Williams OM (pronounced ) (12 October 1872 26 August 1958) was an English composer of symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was also a collector of English folk music and song which influenced his editorial approach to the English Hymnal, beginning in 1904, containing many folk song arrangements set as hymn tunes, in addition to several original compositions. Ralph Vaughan Williams was born on 12 October 1872 in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, where his father, the Revd Arthur Vaughan Williams (the surname Vaughan Williams is an unhyphenated double-barrelled name), was vicar. Following his father's death in 1875 he was taken by his mother, Margaret Susan née Wedgwood (18431937), the great-granddaughter of the potter Josiah Wedgwood, to live with her family at Leith Hill Place, a Wedgwood family home in the North Downs. He was also related to the Darwins, Charles Darwin being a great-uncle. Though born into the privileged intellectual upper middle class, Vaughan Williams never took it for granted and worked all his life for the democratic and egalitarian ideals in which he believed. The Darwin-Wedgwood-Galton family tree, showing Vaughan Williams's relationships to Charles Darwin and Josiah WedgwoodAs a student he had studied piano, "which I never could play, and the violin, which was my musical salvati...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=79448 ... Read more

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for TTBB and piano, or orchestra, or piano and strings, adapted from the opera Sir John in Love Orchestral material available on hire ... Read more

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This is a collection of rare songs recovered from the counties of England by enthusiasts during this century and presented here by Ralph Vaughan Williams and A.L.Lloyd with melodies and notes on their origins. ... Read more

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Suitable for SATB and organ. ... Read more

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Suitable for SATB and organ. ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Ralph Vaughan Williams, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 4093 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

• Place and date of birth and death (if deceased)
• Family members
• Education
• Professional associations and honors
• Employment
• Writings, including books and periodicals
• A description of the author's work
• References to further readings about the author

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Inexpensive compilation includes great title piece—one of the most frequently performed and recorded works in the modern orchestral repertoire—along with Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1, Overture to "The Wasps," and the Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Reproduced from authoritative early editions.
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Customer Reviews (2)

Diverse presentation of music of RVW

Worth the investment!!Some excellent choices to open the world of the music of this superb 20th century composer.Scores are easy to read even though there are some print issues as to format, but not enough to avoid getting this collection. The Norfolk Rhapsody is simply beautiful and with a solid recording with this score in hand, should give any serious musician great pleasure to study, especially the scoring RVW masterfully utilizes.Along with The Wasps Overture, Christmas Carols, and Tallis, one can get a true insight to the creative style of this composer.

Tallis Fantasia-Beautiful
The Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis is one of the most beautiful works ever for string orchestra. Anyone with an inclination towards Ralph Vaughn Williams or just English music would love this piece. The score is easy to read and the 1st and 2nd orchetras and the solo string quartet are easily distinguished. ... Read more

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English Only.

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for winds, guitar, strings, and harp or piano
This is arrangement, which is adapted from the opera by Vaughan Williams Sir John in Love, may be played by the full orchestration or strings and piano/harp/guitar.
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A lyrical and moving piece for viola and piano. ... Read more