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National music and other essays / Ralph Vaughan Williams.
| Author/creator | Vaughan Williams, Ralph |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd edition |
| Publication Info | Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Prass, 1987. |
| Description | xvi, 312 pages : music ; 20 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword / Michael Kennedy -- Preface / Ursula Vaughan Williams -- National music. -- Should music be national? -- Some tentative ideas on the origins of music -- The Folk-song -- The Evolution of the folk-song -- The History of nationalism in Music -- Tradition -- Some conclusions -- The Influence of folk-song on the music of the Church -- Some thoughts on Beethoven's choral symphony with writings on other musical subjects. -- The letter and the spirit -- Gustav Holst an essay and a note -- Nationalism and internationalism -- Composing for the films -- A minim's rest -- Bach the great bourgeois -- A musical autobiography -- Charles Villiers Stanford -- The mass in b minor in English -- Shrubsole -- The Making of music. -- Why do we make music? -- What is music? -- Melody -- Rhythm -- Harmony -- How do we make music? -- Notation -- Inspiration -- Craft -- Instruments -- When do we make music? -- Ceremony -- Dance -- Words and music -- Social background -- What are the social foundations of music? -- The Folk-song movement -- Epilogue : Making your own music. -- Occasional pieces -- Arnold Bax -- George Butterworth -- What have we learnt from Elgar? -- Ivor Gurney -- Ernest Irving -- Sibelius -- Henry Wood -- The Leith Hill Festival -- Conducting -- Fugue -- Harpsichord or piano? |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 86028560 |
| ISBN | 0192840169 (pbk.) : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML60 .V287 1987 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |