Ralph Vaughan Williams

Dark Pastoral is based on sketches by Ralph Vaughan Williams for the slow movement of an unfinished Concerto for Cello and Orchestra and arranged by David Matthews. Arranged for Cello and Piano and in...

This equisite Fantasia on the timeless English folk song 'Greensleeves' was arranged for violin and piano by Michael Mullinar based on music from Vaughan Williams's opera Sir John in Love.

This serene romance is one of Vaughan Williams's most enduring popular works. Taking its title from a poem by George Meredith, the music perfectly evokes the lark's 'chirrup, whistle, slur, and shake'...

Vocal Range: d'-e''

This three volume series comprises the bulk of the solo songs which Vaughan Williams published with Oxford University Press. The songs span his whole long career; from 1869 to 1958. The majority are s...

for vocal soloists or SATB choir and orchestra. This tender and much-loved work was composed in 1938 in honour of Sir Henry Wood. It was written for 16 soloists and orchestra but may also be sung by f...

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For soprano solo, speaker, SATB chorus, and full orchestra (or 3 trumpets, timpani, percussion, harp or piano, organ and strings).

A cantata for SATB chorus and full orchestra OR strings and piano, adapted by the composer from his opera Sir John in Love. Includes settings of words by Shakespeare (from 'Much Ado About Nothing') an...

for mixed chorus and orchestra, to a poem by Ursula Vaughan WilliamsMaterial is available on hire. 2.2(2+Ca).2.2.Cbn - 4.3.3.1 - Timp.Perc.Cel.Hp - Str Or 2.2.3.2 - 2.3.3.1-3 Sax (Opt).Timp.Cel.Perc.P...

for SATB and orchestra. Orchestral material is available on hire. 2.Picc.2.Ca.2.Bcl.2.Cbn - 4.3.3.1 - Timp.Perc - Str

for soprano solo, speaker, mixed chorus, and full orchestra (or 3 trumpets, timpani, percussion, harp or piano, organ and strings). Material for both versions is available on hire. 2.2.2.Bcl(Opt).2.Cb...

In 1908 Vaughan Williams composed the Nocturnes for baritone and orchestra – each a setting of his favourite poet Walt Whitman – though these works were believed to be unfinished. The manu...

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), der der Poesie stets zugetan war, fand in einem Gedicht von George Meredith aus dem Jahr 1881 den kreativen Anstoß für seine wunderschöne Romanze The Lark Ascending...

Ralph Vaughan Williams' Heroic Elegy and Triumphal Epilogue was composed in 1901. The Elegy dates from January and the Epilogue towards the end of the year, in early November. After some revision by t...

Orchestration 2 Flutes, Oboe, 2 Clarinets in Bb, Bassoon 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, Trombone, Timpani, Percussion (Bass drum, Side drum, Cymbals) Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola or Violin 3, C...

Orchestration Flute, Piccolo (or Flute 2), Oboe, 2 Clarinets in Bb, Bassoon 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Timpani, Percussion (Triangle, Side drum, Tabor) Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, V...

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) schrieb A London Symphony (auch Symphonie Nr. 2 genannt, allerdings nie vom Komponisten selbst) zwischen 1912 und 1913 auf Anregung seines Freundes und Komponistenko...

Vaughan Williams began this work - his earliest known piece for a solo instrument with orchestra - in 1896, shortly after returning to the Royal College of Music to study composition with Stanford, an...

An arrangement of one of the most famous Vaughan Williams works two Pianos by Maurice Jacobson.

Hugh Ottaway, Michael Hurd. A major series of titles containing clear and concise accounts of the lives and music of some of the great composers. Written by leading authorities, they give students a b...