num_pages: 368
description: Revised and expanded, this book considers recent work on the life and music of this leading English composer. Day presents Vaughan Williams as a part of the great post-Romantic reactionary movement in the company of composers such as Debussy and Stravinsky. The author also demonstrates thatthe circumstances of Vaughan Williams' life are reflected in his wide-ranging, powerful, and intense music.
language: English
title: Vaughan Williams
titlecomplete: Vaughan Williams (Master Musicians Series)
genres: Nonfiction, Music, Biography
ratings_count: 12
publisher: Oxford University Press