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Jun 5, 2013 · Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), England- Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus" for String Orchestra and HarpSkaila Kanga, HarpLondon Philharmonic Orchestr...
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Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus is a work for harp and string orchestra by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The composition is based on the folk tune " Dives and Lazarus ", one of the folk songs quoted in Vaughan Williams' English Folk Song Suite .
Dives and Lazarus is traditional English folk song listed as Child ballad 56 and number 477 in the Roud Folk Song Index. It is considered a Christmas carol and based on the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (also called "Dives and Lazarus" and found in Luke 16:19–16:31).
Much like The Lark Ascending and Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, the Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus contains superbly sumptuous string writing, with sweeping melodies stretching across the orchestra, underpinned by deep and resonant harmonies.
Jan 5, 2016 · However, the piece is made up of five variants on the famous 16th century folk melody "Dives and Lazarus", which was one of Vaughan Williams' favourite melodies, and is featured in his...
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Jan 30, 2013 · Ralph Vaughan Williams - Five Variants of Dives & Lazarus. Based on a 16th century English folk-tune, what noble music RVW gave us all here in this piece, scored for harp (preferably two)...
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5 Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’ (Vaughan Williams, Ralph) This work has been identified as being in the public domain in Canada, as well as countries where the copyright term is life+50 years. However, this work is probably still protected by copyright in the United States, as well as in countries where the copyright term is life+70 years ...
