The Works of Ralph Vaughan Williams (Clarendon Paperbacks)
by Michael Kennedy
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Author: Michael KennedyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-08-18
ISBN: 0198163304
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Book Review: *The* standard study of Vaughan Williams's music.
Summary: 5 Stars
I've known this book for over thirty years. Kennedy approachesVaughan Williams's catalogue both widely and deeply, with plenty ofmusical examples. Since I'm a Vaughan Williams headbanger, a book like this is my equivalent of hagiography. Kennedy assumes (correctly) that Vaughan Williams is one of the major composers of this century, and not just in England, and thus discusses works in a clear-eyed way, without special pleading, emotional ginger-up, or hysterical proselytizing. He gives us the musical "facts" of a work and shows, in purely compositional terms, why it's wonderful -- the most convincing argument of all. I've almost worn out my copy through reading and re-reading. When I listen to a Vaughan Williams work, I usually have the book handy. A classic of music writing.--Steve Schwartz
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