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<strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Williams</strong><br />
<strong>Catalogue</strong>
<strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Williams</strong><br />
<strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Williams</strong> (1906-77) was one of the most prominent<br />
and celebrated Welsh composers of the twentiethcentury,<br />
and the influence of the landscapes of and<br />
culture in Wales on her works is distinct.<br />
After graduating from University College, Cardiff,<br />
<strong>Williams</strong> pursued further studies with Ralph Vaughan<br />
<strong>Williams</strong> and Gordon Jacob at the Royal College of Music<br />
in London and then, on scholarship, with Egon Wellesz<br />
in Vienna. After her return to London in the early 1930s,<br />
she taught for a number of years at the Camden School<br />
for Girls and at Southlands College of Education, in<br />
London.<br />
Her ‘homecoming’ to Barry, Wales in 1947 marked<br />
a new phase of her life. She worked on educational<br />
programmes for the BBC, but her main activity was as a<br />
composer; writing most of her major works in response<br />
to commissions from the BBC, the Royal National<br />
Eisteddfod, and festivals at Llandaff and Swansea.<br />
<strong>Williams</strong>’ output is mainly for orchestra and for voices<br />
with orchestra, although she also wrote several songs<br />
and pieces for solo instruments. She was also one of the<br />
first women to write music for film (Blue Scar, 1948).<br />
<strong>Williams</strong> has had a notable influence on generations of<br />
Welsh composers both while alive and after her death,<br />
and has a position of great importance in the musical<br />
language of twentieth-century British music.<br />
Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes<br />
Full orchestra<br />
2 fl (II+picc), 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 2 tbn, btbn,<br />
timp, 2 perc (SD, glock, tri, tamb, clash cym), hp, str<br />
Hire score and parts 9780193688490<br />
One of William’s most popular works, Fantasia on Welsh<br />
Nursery Tunes is a light-hearted musical journey through<br />
childhood in eight traditional tunes. The jubilant start<br />
to the work is echoed in the finale with a calmer, but<br />
effectively scored, middle section. Melodies used include:<br />
Jim Cro, Deryn y Bwn o’r Banna, Migildi Magildi, Si Hei Lwli<br />
‘Mabi, Gee ceffyl bach, Cysga di fy mhlentyn tlws, Yr eneth<br />
ffein ddu, and Cadi ha!<br />
11 minutes<br />
Penillion<br />
Full orchestra<br />
2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn (2 opt), 2 tpt, 3 tbn, timp, perc<br />
(cym, SD, glock, cast), hp, str<br />
Hire score and parts 9780193688810<br />
In this four-movement suite for orchestra, <strong>Williams</strong> adapts<br />
characteristics from ‘canu penillion’ or ‘cerdd dant’ (penillion<br />
singing), a Welsh tradition going back centuries. ‘Penillion<br />
is the Welsh word for stanzas. It gives the impression of<br />
being a free improvisation, sung to the accompaniment of<br />
a Welsh air played on the harp. This orchestral suite breaks<br />
with tradition in many respects: it does not include any<br />
Welsh airs, and there is not always a contrast between the<br />
Penillion and the accompaniment. Nevertheless, it retains<br />
the narrative style, stanza form, and many melodic and<br />
rhythmic characteristics of traditional Penillion.’<br />
—<strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Williams</strong><br />
14 minutes<br />
Sea Sketches<br />
String orchestra<br />
Hire score and parts 9780193688841<br />
One of <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Williams</strong>’ most popular works, Sea Sketches<br />
is an evocative description of the moods of the sea in five<br />
movements: High Wind - Sailing Song - Channel Sirens -<br />
Breakers - Calm Sea in Summer. The suite is dedicated to<br />
<strong>Williams</strong>’ parents.<br />
17 minutes<br />
Orchestral Works<br />
Orchestral Works<br />
2<br />
3
Choral Secular<br />
Choral Works Secular<br />
The Dancers (1951)<br />
Soprano solo, SSA choir, harp or piano, and string<br />
orchestra<br />
Vocal score available from Banks Music Publications<br />
Hire conductor’s score and parts 9780193448865<br />
A choral suite in five movements by five writers; H.D.<br />
(Songs of Cyprus) Hilaire Belloc, Thomas Chatterton, May<br />
Sarton, and Kathleen Raine. The soprano solo sings the<br />
dream-like first movement ‘Gather For Festival’ then the<br />
upper voice choir sing the more lively Tarantella before<br />
both solo and chorus joining for the Roundelay. The<br />
haunting ‘Lose the pain in the snow’ (for choir and sparsesounding,<br />
chordal accompaniment) follows, before we are<br />
taken ‘To the Wild Hills’ in a spirited, final movement that<br />
dies away mirroring the lyrics “...the dance will be still...”.<br />
A recording of this, and other works by <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Williams</strong> can<br />
be found on the Chandos record label (CD CHAN 9617).<br />
Premiere: 18 November 1954, Joan Sutherland (soprano),<br />
Penarth Ladies’ Choir, BBC Welsh Orchestra, Arwel Hughes.<br />
10 minutes<br />
Choral Leaflet Secular<br />
Belinda went to the well<br />
(Margoton va-t-à-l’eau)<br />
Unison voices and piano<br />
Available from Banks Music Publications<br />
The Blackbird (Y Fwyalchen)<br />
Unison voices and piano<br />
Available from Banks Music Publications<br />
Dalmation Lullaby<br />
No. 2 from Yugoslav Folk Songs<br />
Unison voices and piano<br />
Vocal score 9780193512115<br />
Available from Banks Music Publications<br />
The Gentle Dove (Y Deryn Pur)<br />
Unison voices and piano<br />
Available from Banks Music Publications<br />
The Jolly Pedlar<br />
Unison voices and piano<br />
Available from Banks Music Publications<br />
The Little Princess<br />
S(A) and piano or harp<br />
Available from Banks Music Publications<br />
Mary Mary Maiden<br />
No. 1 from Yugoslav Folk songs<br />
Unison voices and string orchestra<br />
Vocal score 9780193512139<br />
Hire conductor’s score and parts 9780193444362<br />
One of three Yugoslav folk songs arranged by <strong>Grace</strong><br />
<strong>Williams</strong> in the early 1950s, with English text written by the<br />
composer.<br />
Vocal score available from Banks Music Publication<br />
6 minutes<br />
O Rare Turpin<br />
No. 1 from Four Folk Songs<br />
Unison voices and piano<br />
Available from Banks Music Publications<br />
The Shepherdess<br />
No. 2 from Four Folk Songs<br />
Unison voices and string orchestra<br />
Vocal score available from Banks Music Publications<br />
Hire conductor’s score and parts 9780193444225<br />
6 minutes<br />
The Song of the Flax<br />
No. 4 from Four Folk Songs<br />
Unison voices (optional descant) and piano<br />
Available from Banks Music Publications<br />
Three Lyrics (from the plays of<br />
Shakespeare)<br />
SSA and piano<br />
Available from Banks Music Publications<br />
Vale of Llanberis<br />
S(A) and piano or harp<br />
Vocal score 9780193524774<br />
Available from Banks Music Publications<br />
Ave Maris Stella<br />
SATB unaccompanied<br />
Choral Sacred<br />
Vocal score 9780193387553<br />
Available from Banks Music Publications<br />
The Loom<br />
Low/ Medium voice and piano<br />
Available from Banks Music Publications<br />
Watching the Wheat (Bugeilio’r<br />
Gwenith Gwyn)<br />
High voice and piano<br />
Solo Voice<br />
Available from Banks Music Publications<br />
Choral Sacred and Solo Voice<br />
Bonny at Morn<br />
No. 3 from Four Folk Songs<br />
Unison voices and piano<br />
Available from Banks Music Publications<br />
The Pearly Adriatic<br />
No. 3 from Yugoslav Folk Songs<br />
Two-part or S(A)chorus, string orchestra, piano,<br />
and opt. organ<br />
Vocal score 9780193512146<br />
The Cavalier on Patrol (Le Chevalier<br />
du Guet)<br />
Hire conductor’s score and parts 9780193445680<br />
One of three Yugoslav folk songs arranged by <strong>Grace</strong><br />
<strong>Williams</strong> in the early 1950s, with English text written by the<br />
composer.<br />
Unison voices and piano<br />
Available from Banks Music Publications<br />
Vocal score available from Banks Music Publication<br />
6 minutes<br />
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