{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-vaughan-williams-hardback-9780521197687","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Vaughan Williams (Hardback) 9780521197687","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Vaughan Williams\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive reassessment of this towering figure of twentieth-century music, examining works, cultural context and reception in Britain and beyond.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlain Frogley (Edited by), Aidan J. Thomson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521197687, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 November 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e358 pages, 47 music examples\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 17.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.89 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' All the essays here are valuable and often insightful … A really fine book about a great composer and a great man.' Classical Music\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAn icon of British national identity and one of the most widely performed twentieth-century composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams has been as much misunderstood as revered; his international impact and enduring influence on areas as diverse as church music, film scores and popular music has been insufficiently appreciated. This volume brings together a team of leading scholars, examining all areas of the composer's output from new perspectives, and re-evaluating the cultural politics of his lifelong advocacy for the music-making of ordinary people. Surveys of major genres are complemented by chapters exploring such topics as the composer's relationship with the BBC and his studies with Ravel; uniquely, the book also includes specially commissioned interviews with major living composers Peter Maxwell Davies, Piers Hellawell, Nicola Lefanu and Anthony Payne. The Companion is a vital resource for all those interested in this pivotal figure of modern music.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Alain Frogley and Aidan J. Thomson\u003cbr\u003e Part I. 'Who wants the English composer?': Forging a Path, 1890–1925: 1. The composer and society: family, politics, nation Julian Onderdonk\u003cbr\u003e 2. Vaughan Williams's musical apprenticeship Byron Adams\u003cbr\u003e 3. Becoming a national composer: critical reception to c.1925 Aidan J. Thomson\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Works by Genre: 4. History and geography: the early orchestral works and first three symphonies Alain Frogley\u003cbr\u003e 5. The songs and shorter secular choral works Sophie Fuller\u003cbr\u003e 6. 'An Englishman and a democrat': Vaughan Williams, large choral works and the English festival tradition Charles Edward McGuire\u003cbr\u003e 7. Folksong arrangements, hymn tunes, and church music Julian Onderdonk\u003cbr\u003e 8. Music for stage and film Eric Saylor\u003cbr\u003e 9. Chamber music and works for soloist with orchestra Christopher Mark\u003cbr\u003e 10. The later symphonies Julian Horton\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Activism, Reception, and Influence: 11. The public figure: Vaughan Williams as writer and activist David Manning\u003cbr\u003e 12. Vaughan Williams, Boult, and the BBC Jenny Doctor\u003cbr\u003e 13. Fluctuations in the response to the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams Michael Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e 14. Vaughan Williams and his successors: composers' forum Peter Maxwell Davies, Piers Hellawell, Nicola LeFanu and Anthony Payne in conversation with Aidan J. Thomson\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index of Vaughan Williams's works.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Individual%20composers%20\u0026amp;%20musicians,%20specific%20bands%20\u0026amp;%20groups%20%5BAVH%5D%22\"\u003eAVH\u003c\/a\u003e], Western \"classical\" music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Western \" classical music href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Western%20\"\u003eAVGC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004806320408,"sku":"9780521197687","price":89.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521197687i_9d875d37-9e07-4737-825f-806f14975476.jpg?v=1691373848","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-vaughan-williams-hardback-9780521197687","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}