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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Composer of the Week: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958): Episode 4: Momentous Events

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

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Episode 4: Momentous Events

Momentous Events

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Donald Macleod introduces music by Vaughan Williams for the Queen's coronation in 1953.

Donald Macleod introduces music by Vaughan Williams for the Queen's coronation in 1953 and two works written for instruments which rarely take a starring role in the concert Hall.

Celebrating British Music: As the most important figure in British music, it was natural Vaughan Williams would be asked to provide some of the music for the coronation in 1953. The same year, the symphony inspired by his most popular film score for Scott of the Antarctic was premiered to great acclaim. Donald Macleod introduces part of that evocative work in which he controversially added a solo soprano and wordless chorus to his orchestral palette, plus two concert works written for unusual solo instruments - the bass tuba and the harmonica.

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Donald Macleod reflects on Vaughan Williams's highly productive later years

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