SATB choir or Unison, or
Solo & Piano
SKU:
ST.D97
Composed by
Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Vocal Score. Stainer &
Bell Ltd. #D97. Published
by Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.D97).
ISBN
9790220222801.
Firs
t published in 1920, the
Twelve Traditional
Carols from
Herefordshire have
been entirely reset in a
new and practical format,
with the choral
arrangements of the songs
underlaid for all the
verses and presented in
open score alongside
voice-and-keyboard
versions for accompanied
or solo performance. An
acknowledged authority in
the subject, Roy Palmer
has provided fascinating
notes on the texts and
music. His preface places
the collection in the
context of Vaughan
Williams's lifelong
interest in folk song
both as collector and
creative artist, and of
his collaboration with
Ella Mary Leather, who
did much to preserve the
folklore heritage of her
native county and of the
gipsy tradition in
particular. The
Twelve Traditional
Carols from
Herefordshire have
been recorded by baritone
Derek Welton and pianist
Iain Burnside on Albion
Records ALBCD013.
