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Vaughan Williams conducted the first performance of his great choral symphony on his 38th birthday, October 12, 1910, at the Leeds Music Festival. The work was well received and has been in the symphonic repertoire ever since. The text was taken by the composer from Walt Whitmans "Leaves of Grass". This digitally restored score, the first available at a reasonable price, is reissued from the one first published by Stainer and Bell of London around 1920. As with all PLP scores a percentage of each sale is donated to the amazing online archive of free music scores and recordings, IMSLP -...

Vaughan Williams composed three Norfolk Rhapsodies in 1906. Nos. 2 and 3 - now sadly lost - were actually performed at a concert in Londons Queens Hall on 17 April 1912 under Balfour Gardiner just days after the "Titanic" disaster. The First Rhapsody was given its premiere on 23 August 1906 at the same locale under Henry Woods baton. The composer made a number of revisions to the work before a second performance took place (21 May 1914) in Bournemouth. This newly engraved edition by Richard Sargeant is based upon the revised 1914 score.

Vaughan Williams masterpiece for string orchestra was given its premiere on September 6th, 1910 at the Three Choirs Festival in Gloucester Cathedral with the London Symphony Orchestra under the composers direction. It was an immediate success, but the composer revised the piece twice (1913 and 1919) before its first publication in 1921. The Phrygian-mode Tallis melody upon which the work is based originally appeared in Archbishop Parkers Psalter of 1567 with the text "Why fumth in fight the Gentiles spite." This newly engraved and edited score, based upon the 1921 Curwen score, has a vastly...

Vaughan Williams setting of four poems from George Herberts 1633 collection, "The Temple: Sacred Poems" was done between 1906 and 1911. The premiere was given under the composers direction on September 14, 1911 at the Three Choirs Festival in Worcester. This new edition of the vocal score by Richard Sargeant has been prepared with chorus needs in mind. The layout is music improved over the original 1911 score, with the vocal staves at full size while the piano reduction is produced in smaller type. It is printed in a convenient, easy to hold size which fits comfortably in any choir folder.

Vaughan Williams' setting of three traditional English carols, "The Truth sent from Above, Come All You Worthy Gentlemen," and "On Christmas Night all Christians Sing" was composed in 1912. The premiere was given under the composer's direction on September 12 of that year at the Three Choirs Festival in Hereford Cathedral. This new edition of the vocal score by Richard Sargeant has been prepared with chorus' needs in mind. The layout is music improved over the original 1912 score, with the vocal staves at full size while the piano reduction is produced in smaller type. It is printed in a...

Vaughan Williams' setting of four poems from George Herbert's 1633 collection, "The Temple: Sacred Poems" was done between 1906 and 1911. The premiere was given under the composer's direction on September 14, 1911 at the Three Choirs Festival in Worcester. This large-format score, perfect for use for rehearsal pianists and vocal soloists, is a digitally-enhanved reissue of the one first issued by Sainer and Bell of London in 1911. In contrast to so many of the on-demand scores now available, this one comes with all the pages and the images have been thoroughly checked to make sure it is...