Vaughan Williams’ English Folk Song Suite: The Best Sheet Music

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Contents

Vaughan Williams’ English Folk Song Suite is some of the best sheet music available. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at some of the top reasons why this particular suite is so popular.

Introduction

Vaughan Williams’ English Folk Song Suite is a beloved work for many reasons: its tuneful melodies, its lilting 6/8 rhythms, and its nostalgic evocation of the English countryside. The work was originally scored for military band, but it has since been transcribed for a variety of different instrumental combinations.

In this miniature score, you will find the full suite as well as two additional arrangements: one for full orchestra and one for wind ensemble. All of the parts have been carefully edited to match the orchestrations as closely as possible, making these versions ideal for concert performance.

The Best Sheet Music

Vaughan Williams’ English Folk Song Suite is some of the best sheet music ever written. It is perfect for intermediate to advanced violinists who are looking for a challenge. The suite is comprised of six movements, each of which features a different folk song.

“The Lark Ascending”

“The Lark Ascending” is a musical composition by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. It was written in 1914 and is one of his most popular works. The piece is a romance for solo violin and orchestra, inspired by the poem of the same name by George Meredith. It is often used as background music in television shows and movies.

“Fantasia on Greensleeves”

One of Vaughan Williams’ most popular works, “Fantasia on Greensleeves” is a beautiful and evocative melody based on the traditional English folk song “Greensleeves.” It has been arranged here for solo piano by John Rutter.

“The Wasps”

One of the best known and most popular of Vaughan Williams’ works, “The Wasps” was written in 1909 as an incidental music score to Aristophanes’ comedy of the same name. It quickly became a concert favorite and was first performed in London on May 7, 1910 by the Society of British Composers. It is scored for an orchestra consisting of 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, and strings.

This work consists of six movements:
-Introduction
-March
-Song without Words
-Gavotte
-Intermezzo
-Finale

Conclusion

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