REPRINT SERIES Epithalamion (which the Oxford English Dictionary defines as ''A nuptial song or poem in praise of the bride and bridegroom'') is a large-scale cantata from 1957 based on Edmund Spenser's love-poem of the same name: musically, it draws...

REPRINT SERIES The Suite for Viola and Orchestra (also called Suite for Viola and Small Orchestra) by Ralph Vaughan Williams is a work in eight movements for solo viola and orchestra composed in 1933 and 1934. The work consists of eight movements,...

While at first viewed as the eccentric idea of an aging composer, the Tuba Concerto, the first concerto written for the instrument, soon became one of Vaughan Williams' most popular works, and an essential part of the tuba repertoire for professionals...

Considered one of the most recognized concerti for the Oboe, Vaughan Williams began working on his Oboe Concerto immediately upon completion of his Symphony No. 5 in D major. This pastoral piece is divided into three movements:1. Rondo Pastorale...

In style it represents a shift away from the violent dissonance of the Fourth Symphony, and a return to the more romantic style of the earlier Pastoral Symphony. It is also noteworthy as perhaps the quietest symphony Vaughan Williams ever wrote, with...

Score and Set of Parts (String count 4.4.3.3.2) This work is clearly an homage to Bach, specifically to his Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, a composition Vaughan Williams deeply loved and admired. The concerto is cast in three movements, with the...

The orchestral version was written in 1920, dedicated to and premiered by Marie Hall. It is one of the most popular pieces in the Classical repertoire among British listeners. "The Lark Ascending" is inspired by George Meredith's 122-line poem of the...

Based on the piece Double Trio (1938), the composer decided its music would be better-suited to a larger instrumentation.  He fashioned the piece for two string orchestras of disproportionate size, neither featuring second violins. The Partita ...

Tuba and Piano reduction (Score and Part). Orchestral version available here. While at first viewed as the eccentric idea of an aging composer, the Tuba Concerto, the first concerto written for the instrument, soon became one of Vaughan Williams' most...

Piano Score & Part Ralph Vaughan Williams was a collector of English folk music and songs and made several arrangements and original compositions. Written in 1926 for cellist May Mukle, all Six pieces are tasteful representations of the beauty of...

Piano Score & Part Ralph Vaughan Williams was a collector of English folk music and songs and made several arrangements and original compositions. Written in 1926 for cellist May Mukle, all Six pieces are tasteful representations of the beauty of...