In this engaging work Vaughan Williams takes advantage of the expressive possibilities of the cello, ranging from wistful and melancholic to lively and jovial. It was composed in 1929 and premiered the following year by its dedicatee, the legendary Spanish cellist Pablo Casals. The five folk songs on which the work is founded are 'Salisbury Plain', 'The Long Whip', 'Low down in the broom', 'Bristol Town', and 'I've been to France'. Materials for the orchestral
accompaniment are available on hire.
- ISBN13 9780193408401
- Publish Date 2 April 2015 (first published 26 March 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Edition Cello and piano reduction
- Pages 36
- Language English