Ralph Vaughan Williams

The work is divided into three self-contained groups of two to three pieces each, and reflects the composer's pleasure in writing an English style of music by evoking, in this case, the forms of song...

This equisite Fantasia on the timeless English folk song 'Greensleeves' was arranged for viola/cello by Watson Forbes.

Dark Pastoral is based on sketches by Ralph Vaughan Williams for the slow movement of an unfinished Concerto for Cello and Orchestra and arranged by David Matthews. Arranged for Cello and Piano this i...

This fantasia for solo cello and orchestra is based on five folk tunes, and was first performed by Pablo Casals in 1930. The piano reduction was prepared by John Lenehan from the original score and th...

Dark Pastoral is based on sketches by Ralph Vaughan Williams for the slow movement of an unfinished Concerto for Cello and Orchestra and arranged by David Matthews. Arranged for Cello and Piano and in...

For flute and string orchestra or flute and piano. The manuscript of this work was found amongst the composer's papers after his death, and it was probably written in 1913.

A capricious, lyrical, and nostalgic work, it is often considered to be Vaughan Williams's most successful work in this form. The first movement is pastoral in feeling. The second movement begins with...

This equisite Fantasia on the timeless English folk song 'Greensleeves' was arranged for violin and piano by Michael Mullinar based on music from Vaughan Williams's opera Sir John in Love.

This serene romance is one of Vaughan Williams's most enduring popular works. Taking its title from a poem by George Meredith, the music perfectly evokes the lark's 'chirrup, whistle, slur, and shake'...

Arr Violin and Piano by Michael Mulinar

Vocal Range: d'-e''This publication is on the ABRSM singing exam syllabus (grade 5).

This three volume series comprises the bulk of the solo songs which Vaughan Williams published with Oxford University Press. The songs span his whole long career, until his death in 1958. The majority...

This three volume series comprises the bulk of the solo songs which Vaughan Williams published with Oxford University Press. The songs span his whole long career; from 1869 to 1958. The majority are s...

for vocal soloists or SATB choir and orchestra. 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 f...

For soprano solo, speaker, SATB chorus, and full orchestra (or 3 trumpets, timpani, percussion, harp or piano, organ and strings).

for mixed chorus and orchestra, to a poem by Ursula Vaughan WilliamsMaterial is available on hire. 2.2(2+Ca).2.2.Cbn - 4.3.3.1 - Timp.Perc.Cel.Hp - Str Or 2.2.3.2 - 2.3.3.1-3 Sax (Opt).Timp.Cel.Perc.P...

for SATB and orchestra. Orchestral material is available on hire. 2.Picc.2.Ca.2.Bcl.2.Cbn - 4.3.3.1 - Timp.Perc - Str

Suite for solo viola, small chorus, and small orchestra Instrumental material is available on hire. Fl/Picc.1.1.1 - 1.1.0.0 - 2Perc.Cel - Str (With Solo Viola)

for soprano solo, speaker, mixed chorus, and full orchestra (or 3 trumpets, timpani, percussion, harp or piano, organ and strings). Material for both versions is available on hire. 2.2.2.Bcl(Opt).2.Cb...

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 manu...

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), qui a toujours aimé la poésie, a trouvé l'impulsion créatrice de sa belle romance The Lark Ascending, IRV 38, dans un poème de George Meredith datant de 1881. Marie...

Ralph Vaughan Williams' Heroic Elegy and Triumphal Epilogue was composed in 1901. The Elegy dates from January and the Epilogue towards the end of the year, in early November. After some revision by t...