English pastoral school
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The English pastoral school was a movement in early 20th-century British classical music characterized by lyrical, folk-influenced, and nature-evoking compositions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English pastoral school canonical | 2 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical movement
ⓘ
school of composition ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
English national identity
ⓘ
landscape ⓘ rural life ⓘ seasons ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
A London Symphony
ⓘ
A Pastoral Symphony ⓘ A Shropshire Lad (orchestral rhapsody) ⓘ Brigg Fair ⓘ Egdon Heath ⓘ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis ⓘ Norfolk Rhapsodies ⓘ Wenlock Edge ⓘ
surface form:
On Wenlock Edge
The Lark Ascending ⓘ |
| characteristic |
diatonic harmony
ⓘ
emphasis on tonal language ⓘ evocation of the English countryside ⓘ folk-influenced themes ⓘ lyrical melodies ⓘ modal harmony ⓘ nature-evoking soundscapes ⓘ pastoral atmosphere ⓘ rich orchestration ⓘ use of folk-song quotations ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Second Viennese School
ⓘ
atonal music ⓘ serialism ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasNotableComposer |
Arnold Bax
ⓘ
E. J. Moeran ⓘ Edmund Rubbra ⓘ Frank Bridge ⓘ Frederick Delius ⓘ George Butterworth ⓘ Gerald Finzi ⓘ Gustav Holst ⓘ Herbert Howells ⓘ Ivor Gurney ⓘ John Ireland ⓘ Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century English choral repertoire
ⓘ
later British tonal composers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Edward Elgar
ⓘ
British folk revival ⓘ
surface form:
English folk-song revival
Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ late Romantic European orchestral music ⓘ |
| movementPeriod |
between World War I and World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| stylisticOrigin |
British choral tradition
ⓘ
English folk music ⓘ late Romantic music ⓘ |
| typicalForm |
choral music
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ song cycles ⓘ string orchestra works ⓘ symphonies ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.