Ralph Vaughan Williams
Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3)
for Orchestra - Score
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3)
for Orchestra - Score
- Instrumentation Orchestra
- Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Edition Score
- Publisher Faber Music
- Order no. 0571537413
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Description:
A heartfelt and subtly beautiful tribute to the dead of the First World War, Vaughan Williams' Third Symphony is amongst his most powerful works. Misunderstood at its premiere in 1922, the haunting 35-minute elegy is almost entirely quiet and contemplative, though beneath its tranquillity lays a deep sadness. In the second movement a lone trumpet calls over a bleak and desolate landscape whilst the fourth and final movement is framed by a wordless lament for solo soprano. Faber Music publishes this long-awaited hardback critical edition.
Instrumentation: 3(III=picc).2.ca.3(III=bcl).2 – 4331 – timp – perc(2): tgl/cyms/BD – harp – cel – strings – soprano or tenor voice (ossia cl 1) Reduced Orch: 2(II=picc).1.ca.2.2 – 4231 - timp – perc(2): tgl/BD/cyms – harp – strings
Instrumentation: 3(III=picc).2.ca.3(III=bcl).2 – 4331 – timp – perc(2): tgl/cyms/BD – harp – cel – strings – soprano or tenor voice (ossia cl 1) Reduced Orch: 2(II=picc).1.ca.2.2 – 4231 - timp – perc(2): tgl/BD/cyms – harp – strings