VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Ralph Vaughan Williams was an English composer in the first half of the 20th century who is widely credited for establishing the new national movement in English academic music. His legacy is rather varied and includes orchestral works, songs, operas, and choral compositions. 

His research of English folk music was vital for the preservation of the country's cultural and historic tradition while also defining his talent and musical style, both very personal and deeply English.



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  ORCHESTRA

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  Larks' Tongues in Aspic: the classic theme behind best prog-album opener

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  Classic examples of the Phrygian mode through the music eras

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  Only 3 Mantras survived from Sanskrit opera Avatara by John Foulds

  One of the greatest areas of music history still remaining largely uncharted is the influence of Indian philosophy on...
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  English Idyll through the eyes of the Lost Generation hero

  Promising English composer George Butterworth appeared to show no interest in writing symphonic music, instead...
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  ORCHESTRA

  The Third Norfolk Rhapsody, lost a hundred years ago, was reconstructed recently

  Vaughan Williams composed three Norfolk Rhapsodies in 1905 and 1906, shaping them on folk melodies he had gathered...
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  ORCHESTRA

  Peaceful sound for troubling times in The Lark Ascending

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