Composition: On Wenlock Edge (Vaughan Williams, Ralph)

Title On Wenlock Edge
Creators Ralph Vaughan Williams (composer) and Alfred Edward Housman (librettist)
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Instrumentation tenor, 2 violins, viola, cello and piano
Number of movements 6
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Composed 1909
First published
Dedication
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Average duration (sec) 1320
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Composition types Songs
Language English
Period Romantic
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Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete Boosey & Hawkes 1911 Complete Score · view

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DetailsPerformersFiles
view Peter Pears (tenor) and Benjamin Britten (piano) and Zorian Quartet (string quartet) 1. On Wenlock Edge · file
2. From far, from eve and morning · file
3. Is my team ploughing · file
4. Oh, when I was in love with you · file
5. Bredon Hill · file
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