Norfolk Rhapsodies

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Norfolk Rhapsodies is a set of orchestral works by Ralph Vaughan Williams that exemplify the English pastoral style through their use of folk melodies from the Norfolk region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert rhapsody
orchestral work
associatedComposerMovement English musical renaissance
basedOn folk songs collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams in Norfolk
catalogueNote Norfolk Rhapsody No. 3 is largely lost NERFINISHED
composer Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED
compositionEndYear 1906
compositionStartYear 1905
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dedicatedTo folk traditions of Norfolk
firstPerformanceOfPart Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceYearOfPart 1906
genre classical music
orchestral music
hasPart Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 NERFINISHED
Norfolk Rhapsody No. 2 NERFINISHED
Norfolk Rhapsody No. 3 NERFINISHED
influencedBy English folk music tradition
language instrumental
movementType rhapsodic
notableFeature pastoral orchestral textures
use of English folk song material
numberOfWorks 3
orchestration symphony orchestra
period early 20th century
placeOfInspiration Norfolk NERFINISHED
regionReferenced Norfolk NERFINISHED
style English pastoral style
typicalDurationOfPart approximately 10 to 12 minutes GENERATED
usesMelodiesFrom Norfolk folk songs

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English pastoral school associatedWork Norfolk Rhapsodies