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1 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, United Kingdom Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries © Oxford University Press 2018 Ralph Vaughan Williams has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the Composer of this Work First published 2018 Impression: 1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press Permission to perform this work in public (except in the course of divine worship) should normally be obtained from a local performing right licensing organization, unless the owner or the occupier of the premises being used already holds a licence from such an organization. Likewise, permission to make and exploit a recording of this work should be obtained from a local mechanical copyright licensing organization Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be directed to the Music Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at music.permissions.uk@oup.com or at the address above ISBN 978–0–19–351960–2 Music and text origination by Andrew Jones Printed in Great Britain on acid-free paper by Halstan & Co. Ltd, Amersham, Bucks. For online perusal only
The Lark Ascending He rises and begins to round, He drops the silver chain of sound, Of many links without a break, In chirrup, whistle, slur and shake. For singing till his heaven fills, ’Tis love of earth that he instils, And ever winging up and up, Our valley is his golden cup, And he the wine which overflows To lift us with him as he goes. Till lost on his aerial rings In light, and then the fancy sings. George Meredith (1828–1909) A set of parts for this string quartet arrangement may be purchased (ISBN 978–0–19–351962–6). A version for string sextet, arranged by Martin Gerigk, is also available: Full score: ISBN 978–0–19–351961–9 Set of parts: ISBN 978–0–19–351963–3 The original version of The Lark Ascending, for solo violin and orchestra, is available on sale (full score: ISBN 978–0–19–369203–9; reduction for violin and piano: ISBN 978–0–19–336009–9). Parts and scores for both the original version (2fl, ob, 2cl, 2bsn, 2hn, tri, str) and the composer’s own version for chamber orchestra (fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, tri, str) are available on hire from the publisher’s Hire Library or appropriate agent. For online perusal only
