Vaughan Williams for Choirs 2

A leading British composer of the twentieth-century, Ralph Vaughan Williams was a lifelong exponent of choral music and singing. This two-part collection of new arrangements and editions features well-loved and lesser-known Vaughan Williams songs, anthems, and carols - for today's mixed-voice choir. It presents unison or treble pieces scored for SATB, creating new repertoire, and provides new accompaniment options and durations that widen the appeal of the pieces for church or concert use. The adaptations may introduce or give new light to the repertoire, yet are complementary to the original settings published as single pieces. John Leavitt, being an experienced conductor, composer, editor, and champion of Vaughan Williams, brings great sensitivity to this process, and knows how best to maximize rehearsal time with choirs of various types and sizes. Find out more: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/vaughan-williams-for-choirs-2-9780193532090

Land of our birth

Land of our birth Sources: ‘Land of Our Birth’ for unison and piano, OUP, 1945; ‘A Song of Thanksgiving’, OUP, 1945 Suggested programming: Festival or patriotic concert This arrangement for SATB chorus and piano has been created from two sources: a version for unison voices and piano, and ‘A Song of Thanksgiving’. The first three verses draw from the unison version. Verse four then segues into the SATB setting from ‘A Song of Thanksgiving’ before returning to the unison anthem for the final verse. In this verse, this arrangement mirrors the choral parts from ‘A Song of Thanksgiving’ to conform with the unison anthem piano part. The vocal parts in bars 54–7 draw upon both settings of the piece. The piano pedal may be used modestly throughout. for online perusal only

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