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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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Over 60 minutes of content
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

PART 1: VAUGHAN WILLIAMS AND OTHERS

  1. Parry, Elgar and Vaughan Williams: influences and aspirations Michael Pope
  2. Elgar’s literary choice Stephen Johnson
  3. There is music in the midst of desolation Andrew Neill
  4. Character as form: Elgar’s Falstaff David Owen Norris

PART 2: VAUGHAN WILLIAMS AND THE POETS

  1. Vaughan Williams and literature: an overview Roger Savage
  2. ‘The full juiced apple’: literary furniture in Vaughan Williams’s letters Hugh Cobbe
  3. ‘Farther Sail’: Vaughan Williams and Whitman Alain Frogley
  4. ‘Music in the Air’: Vaughan Williams, Shakespeare, and the construction of an Elizabethan Tradition Byron Adams
  5. They tolled the one bell only’: the remarkable influence of A.E. Housman Philip Lancaster
  6. ‘Triad magic’: the numinous in early works of Vaughan Williams Julian Rushton
  7. Epilogue: ‘The light we sought is shining still’ Michael Kennedy

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)
PRICE £20.00 plus P&P

Stephen Connock with Richard Hickox

Stephen Connock in conversation with Richard Hickox

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