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English Folk Song Suite. Ralph Vaughan Williams/arr. Stephen Bulla - Hal Leonard Corporation. One of Vaughan Williams' most revered works for band and orchestra has been tastefully adapted for strings. This edition includes appropriate key and length adjustments to make this charming suite ideal for today's string orchestras.
This is a work of traditional melodies treated with remarkable originality and subtle charm from one of England's greatest composers. The three movements: "Seventeen Come Sunday", "My Bonny Boy", and "Folk Songs of Somerset" are spirited, vigorous and even poetic in nature. Full Score and Parts (Strings 8.8.6.6.6)
Jan 22, 2003 · Ralph Vaughan Williams was under the spell of English folk music when he wrote his English Folk Song Suite in 1923. We hear it played in concert by an ensemble called Sinfonia da Camera, conducted ...
For information about the misnomer and the discovery of “Whistle, Daughter, Whistle” as the correct tune in the Trio section of the third movement, see Chapter 3 of Folk Songs in the English Folk Song Suite by Ralph Vaughan Williams. 2 Michael Kennedy, The Works of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Oxford University Press, p. 178.
5 English Folk Songs freely arranged for Unaccompanied Chorus Alt ernative. Title Composer Vaughan Williams, Ralph: I-Catalogue Number I-Cat. No. IRV 17 Key see below: Movements/Sections Mov'ts/Sec's: 5 songs: The Dark Eyed Sailor. Andante quasi allegretto (G major) The Spring Time of the Year. Adagio (E minor) Just as the Tide was Flowing.
