Format : Sheet music
Quintet in D is in four movements: Allegro moderato; Allegretto Intermezzo; Andantino and; Allegro molto finale. If it only fitfully contains elements of the mature Vaughan Williams it is a delightful work in its own right with playful touches and more than a ration of charm. The writing for piano is very accomplished and shatters the myth much propagated by the composer himself that he lacked technique. It is like anglicised Brahms with a sense of humour notably in the Intermezzo and there is even an allusion to the slow movement of Brahms’ Fourth Symphony in the Andantino. The total duration is about 25 minutes.
SKU: TM.550-6202SET
SKU: ST.Y295
ISBN 9790220223518.
The hymn tune Rhosymedre is the work of the nineteenth-century Anglican priest John David Edwards, who named it after the village of Rhosymedre in North Wales, where he served as the vicar for 43 years until his death in 1885. Vaughan Williams's organ prelude has been arranged for many different instrumental groups, including orchestra, string quartet and brass quintet, but not until now for brass band. This arrangement was prepared in 2008 to mark the 50th anniversary of the composer's death and was first performed by the Royal Northern College of Music Brass Band at the 2008 RNCM Festival of Brass, conducted by Christopher Houlding.
