Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. 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 manuscript of an earlier Nocturne, a fully orchestrated setting of Whispers of Heavenly Death, came to light in 2000. Now, Faber Music is proud to announce the publication of the Three Noc…

The Quintet for Oboe and Strings was written in 1932. Soon afterwards it won a prize in the Daily Telegraph’s Chamber Music competition and was recorded for HMV records. The full score is presented here; aset of parts is also available.The British composer Elizabeth Maconchy (1907-1994) was a highly versatile and popular composer. She studied at the Royal College of Music with Ralph Vaughan Wi…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. A heartfelt and subtly beautiful tribute to the dead of the First World War, Vaughan Williams' Third Symphony is amongst his most powerful works. Misunderstood at its premiere in 1922, the haunting 35-minute elegy is almost entirely quiet and contemplative, though beneath its tranquillity lies a deep sadness. In the second movement a lone trumpet calls over a bleak and …

12 well-known Christmas carols arranged for SATB Choir with lyrics in Danish and English.

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Of all his early chamber works, the 'Nocturne' is most clearly by the mature Vaughan Williams, almost anticipating the influence of Ravel which followed his lessons from the French composer in 1908. In the veiled beauty of its highly chromatic harmonies we hear already the tone-poet of the slow movement of 'A London Symphony', while in the fleet-footed 'Scherzo' there i…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. With a text from Revelations, this oratorio is an awesome musical vision of the fall of Babylon and the new heaven and earth - apocalyptic, incandescent and of an intensity unique in the composer's entire output. His personal favourite among all his choral works, it still packs a powerful punch today.  / Répertoire / Baryton et Ténor

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A cantata for soprano and baritone soloists SATB and orchestra Drawing upon the Bible sections from the Mass and poems by Walt Whitman this is a powerful evocation of the destruction and death brought about through war and violence with an overarching message of peace and reconciliation. Materials for the full orchestral version and an accompaniment for strings and piano are available on hir…

for vocal soloists or SATB choir and orchestra or reduced orchestra Also available for full orchestra only. 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 four soloists and chorus, or by mixed-voice chorus. This beautifully presented edition includes an introduction by Michael Kennedy. Forces o…

The Four Hymns are in similar vein to the Five Mystical Songs (1911) although on a smaller and more intimate scale. Together with the Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis these form a succession of works displaying a strong mystical, meditative content.The first of the hymns, 'Lord! come away!', employs vigorous Purcellian recitative in a setting of a Palm Sunday text from Bishop Jeremy Taylor's G…

in E-minor-This scholarly edition replaces the original 1958 edition and includes detailed preliminary matter comprising a preface sources and editorial method and detailed textual notes.

For soprano soloist and SATB with organ introduction. Composed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and performed at the moment of Communion. This piece is also available in an SSA arrangement (N3512).

A cantata for Soprano and Baritone soloists Mixed Chorus and Orchestra. This edition contains the Piano reduction of the Orchestral parts.

Anthem for SATB choir and congregation accompanied by brass quintet with optional timpani and organ