Three Shakespeare Songs
1951 classical choral music by Ralph Vaughan Williams / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Three Shakespeare Songs, pieces for solo voice and piano by Roger Quilter (Opus 6).
Three Shakespeare Songs is a piece of classical choral music written for an a cappella SATB choir. It was written in 1951 by the British classical composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. The work comprises three short pieces which are settings of text from two plays by the English playwright William Shakespeare. It is published by Oxford University Press.
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Three Shakespeare Songs | |
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by Ralph Vaughan Williams, setting of text by William Shakespeare | |
Other name | Full Fathom Five; The Cloud-Capp'd Towers; Over Hill, Over Dale |
Period | 20th-century classical music |
Genre | Classical Part song |
Language | Early Modern English |
Composed | June 1951 (1951-06) |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Duration | 7 minutes approx |
Vocal | SATB a cappella choir |
Premiere | |
Date | 23 June 1951 (1951-06-23) |
Location | Royal Festival Hall, London, UK |
Conductor | Cecil Armstrong Gibbs |
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