Hodie (This Day) (Vocal score)
By: Ralph Vaughan Williams (composer)Other FormatsUp to 2 WeeksUsually despatched within 2 weeks
Description
A cantata for soprano, tenor, and baritone soloists, SATB choir, and orchestra In this Christmas cantata Vaughan Williams uses and a wide range of musical styles to create a compelling, vivid, and highly original retelling of the Christmas story. Composed in 1953a4, Hodie (This Day) was Vaughan Williamsas final large-scale choral-orchestral work, and was premiered under his own baton in Worcester Cathedral as part of the 1954 Three Choirs Festival. It comprises sixteen movements, including 'narrations' of words from the Bible, chorals, and a variety of other forms for both soloists and choir. The words are taken from diverse sources, with sacred texts from the Vespers of Christmas Day and the Bible interspersed with secular texts by poets including John Milton, Thomas Hardy, and the composer's own wife Ursula Vaughan Williams.About 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.Product Details
- publication date: 09/09/1954
- ISBN13: 9780193395510
- Format: Other Formats
- Number Of Pages: 112
- ID: 9780193395510
- weight: 246
- ISBN10: 0193395517
- edition: Vocal score
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