Job : a masque for dancing / founded on Blake's "Illustrations of the book of Job" by Geoffrey Keynes and Gwendolen Raverat ; music by R. Vaughan Williams.

Author/creator Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Other author Keynes, Geoffrey, 1887-1982, librettist.
Other author Boult, Adrian, 1889-1983, dedicatee.
Other author Blake, William, 1757-1827.
Format Musical Score
EditionMiniature score.
Publication InfoLondon : Oxford University Press ; New York : Carl Fischer, ©1934.
Description1 study score (109 pages) ; 26 cm
Subjects

SeriesWesleyan music collection
Wesleyan music collection.
Contents 1. Introduction. Pastoral dance. Satan's appeal to God. Saraband of the Sons of God -- 2. Satan's dance -- 3. Minuet of the sons and daughters of Job -- 4. Job's dream. Dance of plague, pestilence, famine and battle -- 5. Dance of the messengers -- 6. Dance of Job's comforters. Job's curse. A vision of Satan -- 7. Elihu's dance of youth and beauty. Pavane of the Heavenly Host -- 8. Galliard of the Sons of the Morning. Altar dance and heavenly pavane -- 9. "So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning" -- Epilogue. Job ... sits again surrounded by his family. He blesses his children.
General noteIncludes brief note and synopsis.
General noteDedicated to Adrian Boult.

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Miniature Scores M1520.V38 J6 1934 ✔ Available Place Hold