Even for Ralph Vaughan Williams the prospect of two world premieres within 24 hours must have been something of a rarity. Such was the case however on the first two days of June 1953, when his now classic arrangement of The Old Hundredth Psalm was sung at the Coronation of Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, being preceded the evening before by the premiere of 'Silence and Music', fourth of ten par…

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. / Répertoire / Orgue

Par DEARMER PERCY / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Un favori ferme avec des choeurs pendant de nombreuses années, il s'agit d'une collection classique des chants traditionnels. Au cours des cinquante années écoulées depuis sa mort, Vaughan Williams est venu à être considéré comme l'un des meilleurs compositeurs britanniques du 20e siècle. Il dispose d'un catalogue particulièrement vaste d'oeuvres, y comp…

The haunting melody of this traditional tune likely dates to the Middle Ages and was published by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams in the 1906 English Hymnal. Freely adapted by Johnnie Vinson in this setting for young bands the minor melodyis stated first by low clarinets and horns. The next section introduces an original theme which is then combined with the first melody in the moving f…

Complete Edition. Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. L'édition fait partie du programme ABRSM (8e année)/ Recueil / Basse et Piano

Grades 1 - 4-As I sit myself down to write this brief foreword I ask myself can there be music more stirring than these old Cornish folk melodies? Though not Cornish myself (I confess to being born a little further up the road in Bristol) I feel I have spent sufficient time in these 'ere parts to resonate with the sturdy brass band tradition that continues to permeate this incomparably beautifu…

As I sit myself down to write this brief foreword I ask myself can there be music more stirring than these old Cornish folk melodies? Though not Cornish myself (I confess to being born a little further up the road in Bristol) I feel I have spent sufficient time in these 'ere parts to resonate with the sturdy brass band tradition that continues to permeate this incomparably beautiful rugged cou…

A Cycle of six songs. Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Study Score - Hawkes Pocket Score 1258. Vaughan, William/ Répertoire / Ténor et Orchestre

A Dorset Song-Linden Lea by Ralph Vaughan Williams is fondly reminiscent of the countryside and contains much wonderful pastoral imagery. This arrangement of the popular Dorset song sets the beautifully descriptive text by William Barnes for Voice and Piano accompaniment transcribed to the key of F.

Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. Two pieces for Violin and Piano. These two brief and lyrical pieces were first published in 1923, but it is probable that they were written before 1914. Dedicated to Dorothy Longman. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / Violon et Piano

Intermediate Series - The New Commonwealth, A Wedding Tune for Ann, Land of Our Birth. Par VAUGHAN WILLIAMS RALPH. In partnership with Oxford University Press and authorized by the Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust, this major new initiative brings the incredible catalog of Ralph Vaughan Williams to the wind band community, with scholarly transcriptions by leaders in wind band composition. Titles …

Arranged here for Organ the Centenary Collection celebrates the life and works of the British organist and composer William Lloyd Webber. Born in 1914 by the age of 14 Lloyd Webber had already become awell-known Organ recitalist giving frequent performances at many important churches and cathedrals throughout Great Britain. He won an Organ scholarship to Mercer's School later winning a further…