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English Folk Song Suite is one of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams' most famous works. It was first published for the military band as Folk Song Suite and its premiere was given at Kneller Hall on 4 July 1923, conducted by Lt Hector Adkins.
English Folk Song Suite (. Vaughan Williams, Ralph. ) This work has been identified as being in the public domain in Canada and the United States, as well as countries where the copyright term is life+50 years.
- Vaughan Williams, Ralph
- English Folk Song Suite
- IRV 16
- 1923
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So, in 1923, he composed his English Folk Songs Suite for them. Today, it’s the orchestrated version of the work, assembled by Gordon Jacob, that we most commonly hear. Beginning with the sprightly march Seventeen Come Sunday, Vaughan Williams then treats us to the beautifully melancholic My Bonny Boy, before concluding in rousing fashion ...
Sep 1, 2017 · Vaughan Williams’ English Folk Song Suite is a work in three movements that weaves nine folk songs into what Grainger would later call a “posy,” or “collection of musical wildflowers.”
