Ralph Vaughan Williams

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Descant Recorder. Vaughan, William./ Recueil / Flûte à Bec Soprano

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Vaughan Williams' Six Studies In English Folk-Song is a simple, yet effective work, which has been adapted here for E flat Alto Saxophone by Robert Stanton. This is the solo part only. Also suitable for ABRSM examinations for Alto Sax./ Etude / Saxophone en Mib

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. 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 suitable for medium voice./ Recueil / Voix Moyennes et Piano

Paperback-Vaughan Williams fist encountered the old English folk song Dives and Lazarus when he was 21 and here presents five variants that are in his own words 'not exact replicas of traditional tunes but rather reminiscences of various versions in my own collection and those of others'.The work was premiered in Carnegie Hall as part of the 1939 New York World's Fair and is a wonderful example of the sumptuous string textures and modal tonalities that have become the composer's trademarks.

Scored for mixed choir with organ and handbells this new setting of the popular hymn would be a hit for the celebration of All Saints Day or on Christ the King Sunday.

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Vocal Score Cantata for Baritone Solo, SSAA chorus and orchestra Following the revelatory release of A London Symphony in its original version, the publication of Willow-wood is another landmark in our deepening understanding of the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Last performed in 1909, the year of The Wasps and On Wenlock Edge, this setting of four sonnets by the Victorian poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti has recently been reconstructed from the autograph score, and orchestral material made available on hire from the publisher. Reflecting the veiled eroticism and sombre atmosphere of the texts, the music is dark-hued andsensuous, its wordless female choir looking forward to the Five Mystical Songs, A Sea Symphony and Flos Campi. In this heightened atmosphere of Pre-Raphaelite passion, the composer's richly chromatic harmonies sound an unfamiliar note, and the piece, which lasts about 14 minutes, will not only fascinate specialists, but also have a broad appeal to many lovers of English music, for whom it will be a significant discovery. A recording of Willow-wood on the Naxos label is scheduled for release early in 2006.