The Lark Ascending

The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams arranged by Paul Drayton for Violin and mixed choir.This innovative and imaginative choral arrangement of The Lark Ascending has the original solo Violin part accompanied by mixed choir. It sensitively sets George Meredith's poem (on which the original orchestration is based) and combines this with wordless Vocal lines and Vocal solos preserving the texture and timeless effect of the original. Commissioned and premiered by the Swedish Chamber Choir the work has also been recorded by the Choir under the direction of Simon Phipps.

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. On his return to civilian life after five years Army service in the First World War, Vaughan Williams revised some pre-war works, such as The Lark Ascending and his opera Hugh the Drover , and embarked on new compositions - the Pastoral Symphony , the one-act Bunyan episode The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains and the Mass in G minor - all of which have outwardly in common a serene tranquillity. But beneath the surface, especially of the symphony, is a requiem-like mood, a legacy of the war. This ambiguity can also be sensed in the three songs -or rondels - for voice and string trio which he called Merciless Beauty. The texts are attributed to Chaucer./ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

The mastery of scales and scale patterns has long been established as the best way to improve technical abilities on all instruments. The Complete Scale Compendium focuses on what is most common in the study of classical music: core major and minor scales, as well as chromatic, pentatonic, whole-tone, and blues scales. Students will learn the construction of these scales while practicing unique patterns, enriching their technique. Specific slurs and articulations have been left off of the exercises so that a multitude of different articulation and slur patterns can be used. The exercises are presented in two ways: by scale pattern and by key. Contenu du texte: Preface Scale Theory Each Scale Exercise in All Keys Major Scales Exercise No. 1: Long Tone Scale Minor Scales Exercise No. 1: Long Tone Scale (Melodic Minor) Major Scales Exercise No. 2: Scale and Arpeggio Minor Scales Exercise No. 2: Scale and Arpeggio (Melodic Minor) Major Scales Exercise No 3: Tetrachords Ascending Minor Scales Exercise No 3: Tetrachords Ascending Major Scales Exercise No 4: Tetrachords Descending Minor Scales Exercise No 4: Tetrachords Descending Major Scales Exercise No 5: Modes Minor Scales Exercise No 5: Modes Major Scales Exercise No 6: Thirds Minor Scales Exercise No 6: Thirds Major Scales Exercise No 7: Arpeggiated Diatonic Chords Minor Scales Exercise No 7: Arpeggiated Diatonic Chords Chromatics No 1 Chromatics No 2 Major Blues Scale Exercise No 1 Major Blues Scale Exercise No 2 Minor Blues Scale Exercise No 1 Minor Blues Scale Exercise No 2 Major Pentatonic Scale Exercise No 1 Major Pentatonic Scale Exercise No 2 Minor Pentatonic Scale Exercise No 1 Minor Pentatonic Scale Exercise No 2 Whole Tone Scale Exercise No 1 Whole Tone Scale Exercise No 2 All Scale Exercises by Key C Major A minor F Major D minor Bb Major G minor Eb Major C minor Ab Major F minor Db Major Bb minor Gb Major Eb minor B Major G# minor E Major C# minor A Major F# minor D Major B minor G Major E minor Circle of Fourths Chart Articulation Patterns ISBN: 978-0-8258-9689-7 Maison d'édition: Carl Fischer Music Nombre de pages: 64

Vaughan Williams's famous romance for solo violin and orchestra is given new life in this beautiful arrangement which features the original solo line as part of a string sextet. Perfect as a rehearsal tool in preparation a larger-scale orchestral concert the arrangement is also ideal for performance in a chamber recital.