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R. Vaughan Williams - Serenade to Music

Serenade to Music is sublime - one of the most stunningly beautiful musical creations of the 20th century. This choral meditation on the nature of music and its power to enrapture is a setting of text from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. This tender and much-loved work was composed in 1938 in honour of Sir Henry Wood. It was written for 16 soloists and orchestra but may also be sung by four soloists and chorus, or by mixed-voice chorus. This beautifully presented edition includes an introduction by Michael Kennedy. Also available for full orchestra without choir.

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (c.1564–1616) 5 PIANO Serenade to Music Vln Solo Andante sostenuto q = 60 pp 9 A 13 R. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS pp Perusal Score Not for Performance Orchestral material is available on hire from the Publisher’s Hire Library, or appropriate agent. Printed in Great Britain © Oxford University Press 1938. Renewed in USA 1966. New edition © Oxford University Press 2008. This edition prepared with the kind support of The Vaugham Williams Charitable Trust (formerly RVW Ltd). OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD, OX2 6DP The Moral Rights of the Composer have been asserted. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.

6 17 3 20 3 Poco animato 23 3 26 p 3 3 3 3 3 pp B 29 poco rit. tempo primo 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Perusal Score Not for Performance 3 3 3 3