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Vaughan Williams - Composer Radical Patriot - a Biography - cover

Vaughan Williams - Composer Radical Patriot - a Biography

Keith Alldritt

Publisher: Robert Hale

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The ground-breaking biography of Ralph Vaughan Williams reveals more than any other the man behind the music.  The author examines the considerable range of Vaughan Williams's work, from the English pastoral tradition to Modernism, and shows how Vaughan Williams was influenced by the Boer War, the economic depression after the First World War, the deprivations of the Blitz, and the austerity of the Cold War. He also reveals how the greatest influence on Vaughan Williams's music and creative development was his personal life, involving his seemingly secure marriage and an equally enduring love affair. The author shows how these reflected both the stability and cutting-edge aspects of his music. Like a great symphony, this book ranges from doubt to inspiration. It is the most complete biography of one of Britain's greatest composers and will be of interest to historians, students of music and Vaughan Williams enthusiasts.
Available since: 05/31/2017.
Print length: 392 pages.

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