{"product_id":"vaughan-williams-2-vocal-duets-stainer","title":"Vaughan Williams: 2 Vocal Duets","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/zh\/collections\/ralph-vaughan-williams\"\u003eRalph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Score \u0026amp; Set of Parts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003ePiano, Soprano, String Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello), Baritone\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork Language\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-language\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790220224799\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-width\"\u003e9.0\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan class=\"book-length\"\u003e12.0\u003c\/span\u003e inches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Last Invocation (d′ – a-flat″) and (d – e′) The Love-Song of the Birds (e′ – b″) and (e – g′) The Two Vocal Duets, for ‘soprano, baritone and violin with accompaniment of pianoforte', are important as being the first completed settings of Whitman by the composer, begun soon after his initial sketches for \u003cem\u003eA Sea Symphony\u003c\/em\u003e , and performed in 1904. Though there is a certain Wagnerian influence, the lyricism of these works is essentially English, and characteristically that of VW in particular. For the premiere, he provided an additional accompaniment of second violin, viola and cello \u003cem\u003ead libitum\u003c\/em\u003e. Material for the second song is lost, but parts for the first are included with the score, though the composer considered the trio version as definitive, and the string-quartet experiment was not repeated at subsequent performances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorks:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Last Invocation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Love-Song of the Birds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Stainer \u0026 Bell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31500694388815,"sku":"H492","price":12.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/d029e14ace2b77fe52870f69f8936a54.jpg?v=1750519002","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/zh\/products\/vaughan-williams-2-vocal-duets-stainer","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}