Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
E211920
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus is an orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams that presents a series of lyrical variations on the traditional English folk tune "Dives and Lazarus."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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set of variations ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposerInterest | English folk music revival ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional English folk tune "Dives and Lazarus" ⓘ |
| catalogueNote | often described as one of Vaughan Williams's major late orchestral works ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | British Council ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| composerNationality | English ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
British Council
ⓘ
surface form:
the British Council
|
| era | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| folkTuneType | English folk song ⓘ |
| form | theme and variations ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasMovementOrSection |
Introduction and Theme
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Variant I ⓘ Variant II ⓘ Variant III ⓘ Variant IV ⓘ Variant V ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English folk song collecting movement ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | instrumental (no text) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive treatment of a single folk tune
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rich string writing ⓘ |
| numberOfVariants | 5 ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | late 1930s ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| premiereDate | 10 June 1939 ⓘ |
| premiereEvent |
New York World's Fair (1939–1940)
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surface form:
World's Fair in New York
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| relatedWorkByComposer | Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis ⓘ |
| scoring |
harp
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optional additional strings (large string orchestra) ⓘ string orchestra ⓘ |
| style |
lyrical
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modal harmony ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
concert performances worldwide
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numerous commercial recordings ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 12 minutes ⓘ |
| typicalUse | concert repertoire ⓘ |
| usesFolkMaterial | yes ⓘ |
| usesMelodicMaterialFrom | the hymn tune "Kingsfold" (related to "Dives and Lazarus") ⓘ |
| workTitle | Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus self-link ⓘ |
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