Works of Ralph Vaughan Williams - Softcover

Kennedy, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0193154234 ISBN 13: 9780193154230

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1971

Synopsis

This is the authoritative account of Vaughan Williams's musical life-the story of a great composer's career, and at the same time the story of music in England for over half a century. Kennedy considers the principal works in chronological order, outlining the main features of each and discussing details of the music's structure, often illuminating his point with a musical quotation. He also provides a good deal of biographical data, and so builds up a picture of the composer, as well as providing thumbnail sketches of many of Vaughan Williams's friends and colleagues. Kennedy's extensive knowledge of Vaughan Williams's output also enables him to refer back and forth across the works to pick out lines of development and influence. Along with Michael Kennedy's new preface, the second edition includes a full classified list of Vaughan Williams's works.

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Review

'His exposition on the composer's life and music is both comprehensive and superlative.'Stephen Town, Northwest Missouri State University, Choral Journal

About the Author

Michael Kennedy is Chief Music Critic, Sunday Telegraph.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0193154234
• ISBN 13: 9780193154230
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416