2008
Search results
Ralph Vaughan Williams OM (/ ˌ r eɪ f v ɔː n ˈ w ɪ l j ə m z / ⓘ RAYF vawn WIL-yəmz; 12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over sixty years.
Apr 12, 2024 · Ralph Vaughan Williams (born October 12, 1872, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England—died August 26, 1958, London, England) was an English composer in the first half of the 20th century, and the founder of the nationalist movement in English music. Vaughan Williams studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, and in London at the Royal College of ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the life and music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, one of the great symphonists of the 20th century and a composer of the utmost importance for English music. From his childhood in the Cotswolds to his death in London, discover his influences, achievements, and legacy in this short biography.
- The Lark Ascending. The Lark Ascending is a “pastoral romance for orchestra”, with solo violin, based on a poem by George Meredith. The writing – in the poem and the resulting piece of music – is nostalgic, and Vaughan Williams draws on folk melodies and programmatic writing that seems to trace the journey of the lark as it bursts into flight.
- Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. Vaughan Williams composed his Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis in 1910, to great acclaim. It’s a one-movement piece for string orchestra, based on a tune from the 16th century written by, as the name of VW’s work suggests, one Thomas Tallis.
- The Wasps. The Wasps is an enduringly loved stage score of Vaughan Williams’. It was actually commissioned by a drama committee at Cambridge University, the Cambridge Greek Play committee, who were staging Aristophanes’ work of this name.
- Symphony No. 5. This symphony, written between 1938 and 1943, is Vaughan Williams’ orchestral music at its pastoral, romantic best. The composer used lots of the fine tunes in this symphony that were lying around, waiting to be used for his opera, The Pilgrim’s Progress (see below).
People also ask
Who is Ralph Vaughan Williams?
How many symphonies did Ralph Vaughan Williams write?
Is Ralph Vaughan Williams still alive?
Why was Vaughan Williams important?
Learn about Ralph Vaughan Williams, one of the most important composers of the 20th century. Explore his influences, his greatest pieces, his albums and his legacy on Classic FM.
Early Years. Ralph Vaughan Williams was born in ‘The Vicarage’, in Down Ampney, on 12 October 1872. He was the third child of Arthur and Margaret Vaughan Williams. Arthur Vaughan Williams and Margaret Wedgwood married in 1866. Arthur was ordained vicar of All Saints church, Down Ampney, in 1868. Previously, he had posts at Bemerton ...
Oct 12, 2022 · Ralph Vaughan Williams understood what his fate was likely to be. “Every composer cannot expect to have a worldwide message, but he may reasonably expect to have a special message for his own ...
Related searches
Albums
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music; Dona Nobis Pacem
1993
Vaughan Williams conducts Vaughan Williams
2002
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5; Overture "The Wasps"
1998
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Music in the Heart [Includes Bonus Disc]
2008
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Dona Nobis Pacem
2007
Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover [Original Cast Recordings]
1993
Searches related to Ralph Vaughan Williams
