Vaughan Williams

Vaughan Williams / Eric Saylor.

"This single-volume life-and-works biography of Ralph Vaughan Williams provides a contemporary reassessment of one of the twentieth century's most versatile, influential, and enduringly popular British musicians. Throughout his wide-ranging career-as composer, conductor, editor, scholar, f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saylor, Eric (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Series:Master musicians series.
Subjects:
Vaughan Williams, Ralph, > 1872-1958.
Vaughan Williams, Ralph, > 1872-1958 > Criticism and interpretation.
Vaughan Williams, Ralph, > 1872-1958
1900-1999
Composers > England > Biography.
Music > England > 20th century > History and criticism.
Composers
Music
England
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • "This desperate attempt to get a living"(1872-1901)
  • Early Works (1890-1901)
  • "I think I am improving" (1902-1908)
  • The Music of 1902-1908
  • "The best thing I have done"(1909-1914)
  • The Music of 1909-1914
  • "Beyond powers of expression" (1914-1922)
  • The Music of 1914-1922
  • "New heights and depths and mysteries" (1923-1929)
  • The Music of 1923-1929
  • "An awful responsibility" (1930-1936)
  • The Music of 1930-1936
  • "One has to write as one feels" (1937-1943)
  • The Music of 1937-1943
  • "I live a very quiet life now" (1943-1951)
  • The Music of 1943-1951
  • "Worthy of the cause which he serves" (1951-1958)
  • The Music of 1951-1958

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