
Illuminating music and poetry
Let Beauty Awake
Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Literature
Dedicated to the memory of Richard Hickox (1948-2008)
who loved the music of Elgar and Vaughan Williams
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Since Vaughan Williams died in 1958, his music has been taken the hearts of an ever-widening audience. However, over the years his critical reputation has not always his popular following. Now the subject of increasing scholarly interest, he is acknowledged as a very considerable figure in twentieth century music.In this fascinating volume, Lewis Foreman has assembled a team of experts to explore key issues in our understanding of the man and his music. Contributors include: Jeremy Dibble, Andrew Herbert, Stephen Lloyd, Anthony Payne, Duncan Hinnells, Tony Kendall, John Huntley, Jenny Doctor and Stephen Banfield.
Foreward
Introduction
Introduction
PART 1: VAUGHAN WILLIAMS AND OTHERS
- Parry, Elgar and Vaughan Williams: influences and aspirations
- Elgar’s literary choice
- There is music in the midst of desolation
- Character as form: Elgar’s Falstaff
PART 2: VAUGHAN WILLIAMS AND THE POETS
- Vaughan Williams and literature: an overview
- ‘The full juiced apple’: literary furniture in Vaughan Williams’s letters
- ‘Farther Sail’: Vaughan Williams and Whitman
- ‘Music in the Air’: Vaughan Williams, Shakespeare, and the construction of an Elizabethan Tradition
- They tolled the one bell only’: the remarkable influence of A.E. Housman
- ‘Triad magic’: the numinous in early works of Vaughan Williams
- Epilogue: ‘The light we sought is shining still’
Notes on contributors
Index
CD: Stephen Connock talks to Richard Hickox
PAGES 150 pages with index including bonus CD
COLOUR Black and white
HARDBACK Gold foil stamped
ISBN 978-0-9548553-4-5 (Elgar editions)
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Stephen Connock in conversation with Richard Hickox
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