Ralph Vaughan Williams

Synopsis

English composer, teacher, writer and conductor. According to Grove's Dictionary, "The most important English composer of his generation."

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Vaughan Williams' most popular organ works by far are his "3 Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes," especially "Rhosymedre."

For details, see the Wikipedia article on Ralph Vaughan Williams.

List of Organ Works

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Opus	Title	Year
Op. ??	3 Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes	1920
Op. ??	Prelude and Fugue in C minor for organ alone/ for organ and orchestra	1921/1930
Op. ??	Passacaglia on B–G–C for organ	1933, unpublished
Op. ??	2 Preludes on Welsh Folk Songs	1956
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Background and General Perspectives on Performing These Organ Works

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Registration and Organs

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Fingering and Pedaling

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Articulation and Phrasing

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Ornamentation

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Tempo and Meter

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Scores and Editions

3 Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes (NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN; PLEASE DO NOT COPY): http://javanese.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/0/07/IMSLP102656-PMLP210033-RVaughan_Williams_3_Preludes_founded_on_Welsh_Hymn_Tunes.pdf

Prelude and Fugue in C minor (NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN; PLEASE DO NOT COPY): http://imslp.org/wiki/Prelude_and_Fugue_in_C_minor_(Vaughan_Williams,_Ralph)

2 Organ Preludes on Welsh Folk Songs (NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN; PLEASE DO NOT COPY): http://imslp.org/wiki/2_Organ_Preludes_(Vaughan_Williams,_Ralph)

Recordings

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Free Online

3 Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes, played by Christopher Allsop, organ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUxD6lGquUU

• No. 1 in G modal minor ("Bryn Calfaria")
• No. 2 in G major ("Rhosymedre")
• No. 3 in C major ("Hyfrydol" by. R.H. Pritchard)

Prelude and Fugue in C minor for organ and orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2mwTFacKEU

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Notes

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