| Contents |
Part one. The historical context. The English musical tradition ; The education of Vaughan Williams -- Part two. The nine symphonies. An overview of the symphonies ; A Sea Symphony ; A London Symphony ; Pastoral Symphony ; Symphony in F minor, number 4 ; Symphony in D major, number 5 ; Symphony in E minor, number 6 ; Sinfonia Antartica, number 7 ; Symphony in D minor, number 8 ; Symphony in E minor, number 9 -- Part three. Structure, style, and meaning. Structural considerations ; Sources and evolution of the style ; The problem of meaning -- Epilogue. A critique of the symphonies -- Appendixes. Educational implications ; Tables: measure references. |
| Abstract |
When Ralph Vaughan Williams died in 1958 at the age of 86, he had completed nine symphonies, composed over a period of almost half a century. Until recently, these works have been neglected in this country in favor of his lighter works. Believing that the symphonies represent a major contribution to the symphonic tradition, the author traces the historical background from which they emerged and presents an intensive analysis of each of them, concluding with an evaluation of Ralph Vaughan Williams' unique musical style. The work, which contains 240 musical examples, is addressed to the student and teacher of music. Appendixes include a discussion of the educational implications of this study and tables of measure references illustrating specific areas of musical style. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-236) and index. |
| LCCN | 64024402 |
| ISBN | 0870230042 |
| ISBN | 9780870230042 |
