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Sep 13, 2020 · Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Vagabond Context. Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Vagabond was originally set for voice and piano and is part of a larger song cycle entitled Songs of Travel. Composed between 1901-1904, this was Vaughan Williams’ first major offering in the world of vocal music.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams was an English composer. Over sixty years, he composed operas, ballets, chamber music, vocal pieces and orchestral compositions. He was strongly influenced by Tudor music and English folk-song.
The Vagabond Lyrics: Give to me the life I love / Let the lave go by me / Give the jolly heaven above / And the byway nigh me / Bed in the bush with stars to see / Bread I dip in the river ...
From Vaughan William's song cycle, "Songs of Travel." With words by Robert Louis Stevenson. Text: Give to me the life I love, Let the lave go by me. Give the...
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Songs of Travel is a song cycle of nine songs originally written for baritone voice composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams, with poems drawn from the Robert Louis Stevenson collection Songs of Travel and Other Verses. A complete performance of the entire cycle lasts between 20 and 24 minutes.