Composition: Merciless Beauty (Vaughan Williams, Ralph)
| Title | Merciless Beauty |
| Creators | Ralph Vaughan Williams (composer) and Geoffrey Chaucer (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | tenor, 2 violins and cello |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1921 |
| First published | 1922 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 360 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Rounds |
| Language | English |
| Period | Early 20th century |
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Sections
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Arrangements
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | London: J. Curwen & Sons Ltd. | 1922 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | London: J. Curwen & Sons Ltd. | 1922 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Violoncello · view |
Recordings/Performances
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