Viola/cello and piano-Adapted from the Opera Sir John In Love by Vaughan Williams and arranged for Viola or Cello with Piano Accompaniment by Watson Forbes Fantasia On Greensleeves truly is a beautiful traditional piece.The solo Viola and Cello parts are also included both printed separately using appropriate clefs on the same insert.
Vaughan Williams's 6th Symphony was composed immediately after the Second World War and its dramatic and at times violent musical language was long felt to be a comment on that conflict (though the composer denied it had any programmatic intent). Its power and invention were immediately recognized and it has remained part of the concert repertoire ever since. For this newly engraved edition edito…
Described by Walton as the 'greatest symphony since Beethoven' Vaughan Williams's fourth symphony is noted for its abrasively dissonant harmonic language.This new scholarly edition edited by David Matthews will replace the existing 1935 OUP edition. The preliminary text will include a preface sources and editorial method and detailed textual notes.
This is the first publication of Vaughan Williams's earliest substantial work for orchestra composed 1897-8 and premiered in April 1901. This attractive work already shows evidence of the composer's emerging musical style and sure grasp of orchestral techniques. Its five movements display much variety and sense of overall architecture with a sombre opening Prelude a fleet-footed Scherzo a grac…
Originally composed for and dedicated to Henry J. Wood on the occasion of his Jubilee in grateful recognition of his services to music by Vaughan Williams. This charming serenade is set to the words from Act five scene one of Shakespeare's The Merchant Of Venice. It may be sung with four soloists - SATB with Chorus or all the solo parts may be sung in chorus.
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 examp…
One of Vaughan Williams\' most popular arrangements for men\'s voices this edition is adapted for 3-part male voices with piano. Despite the morbid title it is a comical farce with interweaving vocal lines and lots of opportunities for expression.
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 exampl…
Published for the very first time this is a beautiful arrangement of the old German tune Lasst uns das Kindlein Wiegan setting words adapted from an old Scots poem by Ursula Wood (who later married Vaughan Williams). With flowing contrapuntal lines and characteristic harmonies O My Dear Heart will be popular with all upper-voice choirs. Arranged for SSSAAA a cappella but a Piano accompaniment …
Reduction for oboe and piano-You won't find many better 20th Century Woodwind Concertos than this one. In fact this is the only one that Vaughan Williams ever wrote. This wonderful version is for solo Oboe with a Piano Reduction by Michael Millinar.
This arrangement of what is probably the best known piece taken from Vaughan Williams\' opera \'Sir John in Love\' may be played just by strings with piano (or harp). The original version of this work for strings 2 flutes and harp (as performed in the concert hall and recorded commercially) is also available in the Concert Classics series no.GMCL128. This is the part for piano and harp. Duration…
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.
Hardback-A new edition by Peter Horton of Vaughan Williams's much-loved symphony published as part of the 2008 celebrations of 50th anniversary of his death. Contains an introduction by Michael Kennedy and textual notes.
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 exampl…
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.
Vaughan Williams\' Alistair McAlpine\'s Lament with text by Robert Allan composed in 1912. This sorrowful lamenting view of Scotland originates from Allan\'s The Scottish Minstrel. Written for mixed chorus with aPiano accompaniment for rehearsal purposes only.
Another wonderful Choral work from the superb Vaughan Williams catalogue. This piece for SATB choir with solos and divisions and organ accompaniment is set to a 17th Century text by George Wither.
A setting of a poem by Ursula Wood later to become Ursula Vaughan Williams. The dedication reads 'To the memory of Charles Villiers Stanford and his Blue Bird'.
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.
Paperback-Vaughan Williams' hauntingly beautiful The Lark Ascending is one of his most endearingly popular works. A serene romance the work takes its title from a poem by George Meredith. The violin's magical evocation of the lark's 'chirrup whistle slur and shake' as it soars above delicate orchestral textures demonstrates the composer's mastery of the pastoral idiom.This edition of the full…
A touching and dramatic motet by the immensly gifted composer Vaughan Williams. Composed for the dediation service of the Battle of Britain Chapel in Westminster Abbey on July 10th 1947. He has wonderfully set this biblical text for STB Soloists and SATB Unaccompanied.