Vaughan Williams by James Day

Vaughan Williams by James Day

Ralph Vaughan Williams succeeded Elgar as the leading English composer of his time. After a period of comparative neglect in the 1960s, his music is returning to worldwide popularity, and numerous CD recordings of his works are appearing. This book, much expanded, revised, and brought up to date, takes account of much new work on his life and music, and presents Vaughan Williams as essentially part of the great post-Romantic reaction led by such composers as Debussy and Stravinsky. Day attempts to show how his experiences in the First World War, as well as the circumstances of his life, intellectual and musical environment, and education helped him to create an oeuvre that is not only self-consistent, but extremely wide-ranging, with a depth, power, and intensity that are often overlooked by those interested in trends and fashions.

Successfully combines the life story with careful musical examination Musical Opinion Like the whole book, Mr Day's treatment of the symphonies is likely to delight the intelligent music-lover whose technical equipment is limited The Composer

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780198166313
ISBN 10	0198166311
Title	Vaughan Williams
Author	James Day
Series	Master Musicians Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1998-08-01
Number of pages	358
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.