Five Variants on 'Dives and Lazarus': Study score - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0193690802 ISBN 13: 9780193690806

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 1940

Synopsis

Vaughan Williams fist encountered the old English folk song Dives and Lazarus when he was 21, and here presents five variants that are, in his own words, 'not exact replicas of traditional tunes but rather reminiscences of various versions in my own collection and those of others'. The work was premiered in Carnegie Hall as part of the 1939 New York World's Fair, and is a wonderful example of the sumptuous string textures and modal tonalities that have become the composer's trademarks.

About this title

About the Author:

Vaughan Williams has come to be regarded as one of the finest British composers of the 20th century. He has a particularly wide-ranging catalogue of works, including choral works, symphonies, concerti, and opera. His searching and visionary imagination, combined with a flexibility in writing for all levels of music-making, has meant that his music is as popular today as it ever has been.

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 1940
• ISBN 10: 0193690802
• ISBN 13: 9780193690806
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 20