Title: National music and other essays /
Authors: Vaughan Williams, Ralph,
Date: 1987
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Physical description: xvi, 312 pages : illustrations, music ; 20 cm
Language: English
LC classification: M
Contents: Foreword / Michael Kennedy -- Preface / Ursula Vaughan Williams -- National music -- Should music be national? -- Some tentative ideas on the origins of music -- The Folk-song -- The Evolution of the folk-song -- The History of nationalism in Music -- Tradition -- Some conclusions -- The Influence of folk-song on the music of the Church. The Making of music -- Why do we make music? -- What is music? -- Melody -- Rhythm -- Harmony -- How do we make music? -- Notation -- Inspiration -- Craft -- Instruments -- When do we make music? -- Ceremony -- Dance -- Words and music -- Social background -- What are the social foundations of music? -- The Folk-song movement -- Epilogue : Making your own music. Occasional pieces -- Arnold Bax -- George Butterworth -- What have we learnt from Elgar? -- Ivor Gurney -- Ernest Irving -- Sibelius -- Henry Wood -- The Leith Hill Festival -- Conducting -- Fugue -- Harpsichord or piano?
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Music--History and criticism.; Nationalism in music.