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Symphony No. 5 (Sheet music, Full score) Loot Price: R3,868
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Symphony No. 5 (Sheet music, Full score): Ralph Vaughan Williams

Symphony No. 5 (Sheet music, Full score)

Ralph Vaughan Williams; Edited by Peter Horton

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Despite having been composed in the years 1938-43 when Europe was ravaged by war, this work radiates peace and serenity. It marks the peak of the lyrical modalism of works such as the Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (1910), Flos Campi (1925), and Job (1931). Although it is not a programme symphony, it draws heavily on John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress for inspiration, featuring several themes that were sketched for (and eventually used in) Vaughan Williams's 1951 opera. In addition, Bunyan's words 'He hath given me rest by his sorrow and life by his death' were originally inscribed over the third movement. This idea of strength drawn from religion must have been especially potent when Vaughan Williams conducted the premiere of the work at the Proms in 1943, during the dark days of the Second World War. The ending in particular has a sense of rising above all worldly concerns into a higher spiritual plane. This edition contains an introduction by Michael Kennedy and textual notes. Orchestral parts are available on hire.

General

Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: July 2008
First published: August 2008
Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Editors: Peter Horton
Dimensions: 320 x 204 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Sheet music
Pages: 128
Edition: Full score
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-335942-0
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Orchestras
Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Orchestras
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LSN: 0-19-335942-1
Barcode: 9780193359420

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