Williams, Ralph Vaughan

Ralph Vaughan Williams was born in Down Ampney, a village near Cricklade in Gloucestershire in 1872. At the turn of the century, he was known as a composer of a few songs. Nevertheless, his song Linden Lea became a favorite of many singers, while his Stevenson cycle Songs of Travel garnered him a massive reputation. In 1908, he went for three months to Paris to study with Ravel. He was the acknowledged leader of the post-Elgar generation after his A Sea Symphony became an outstanding success at the 1910 Leeds Festival. His first opera, which he had completed in 1914, was Hugh the Drover, set in the Cotswolds during the Napoleonic Wars. Vaughan Williams' one-act opera The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains was part of his lifelong preoccupation with Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. He personified the pioneering spirit of English music in the 20th century and was an inspiring encourager of the young. He refused all honors except the O.M.C. and continued to conduct at the Leith Hill Festival and elsewhere until his death in 1958. He wrote four symphonies (among them the Sinfonia Antarctica of 1952-3, a re-working of music for the film Scott of the Antarctic).

Viola Compositions of Ralph Vaughan Williams | Animato Strings

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Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on Greensleeves for Viola/Cello (Oxford)

Pastoral, lyrical, and instantly recognisable, Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Greensleeves is beautifully suited to the warm voice of the viola or cello. Published by Oxford University Press and arranged by Watson Forbes with piano accompaniment, it offers rewarding repertoire for developing expressive tone, graceful phrasing, and musical sensitivity.

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• Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams

• Arranged by Watson Forbes

• For viola or cello with piano

• Ideal for recitals, examinations, concerts, and special occasions

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Vaughan Williams, Suite for Viola (Oxford)

Pastoral lyricism, lively rhythms, and a remarkable range of viola colours define Vaughan Williams’ Suite for Viola and Small Orchestra, published by Oxford University Press. Written in 1934 for Lionel Tertis, this substantial work offers serious violists rewarding twentieth-century repertoire that demands both technical versatility and mature musical interpretation.

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• Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams

• Written for violist Lionel Tertis

• Important twentieth-century British viola repertoire

• Ideal for advanced study, competitions, recitals, and performance

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Fantasia on Greensleeves- Vaughn Williams (Oxford)

Graceful and unmistakably English in character, Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Greensleeves is adapted from his opera Sir John in Love and arranged for violin and piano by Michael Mullinar. Published by Oxford University Press and listed for AMEB Violin Grade 6, it is a beautiful choice for developing expressive tone, phrasing, and musical maturity.

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• Arranged for violin and piano by Michael Mullinar

• Adapted from Vaughan Williams’ Sir John in Love

• AMEB Violin Grade 6

• Ideal for examinations, recitals, lessons, and performances

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Williams, Romance for Viola and Piano (Oxford)

Intimate, lyrical, and beautifully suited to the viola’s darker voice, Vaughan Williams’ Romance for Viola and Piano, published by Oxford University Press, rewards musicians who value tonal beauty and expressive subtlety. Its flowing lines provide an excellent setting for developing sustained tone, sensitive phrasing, and mature interpretation.

Key Features:

• Music by Ralph Vaughan Williams

• For viola and piano

• Lyrical twentieth-century British repertoire

• Ideal for advanced study, examinations, recitals, and performances

$38.95