intermezzo from Sir John in Love

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The intermezzo from Sir John in Love is an orchestral piece by Ralph Vaughan Williams, best known for its lyrical use of the traditional English tune "Greensleeves."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert work
orchestral piece
basedOn opera Sir John in Love
cataloguedIn Vaughan Williams orchestral repertoire
composer Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPerformanceOfSourceWork 1929
genre classical music
hasAlternativeVersion Fantasia on Greensleeves NERFINISHED
hasComposerNationality English
hasEra 20th-century classical music
hasInstrumentation orchestra
hasKey G minor
hasMelodicCharacter cantabile
hasMovementType intermezzo
hasOrchestrationFeature prominent string writing
woodwind solos
hasSourceTextAuthor William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
hasStyle lyrical
hasTempoCharacter moderate
influenced Fantasia on Greensleeves NERFINISHED
language instrumental (no text)
notableFor lyrical use of the tune "Greensleeves"
partOf Sir John in Love NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1930s
sourceText The Merry Wives of Windsor NERFINISHED
typicalPerformanceContext concert hall
orchestral program
usesFolkMaterial English folk song
usesMelody traditional English tune "Greensleeves" NERFINISHED

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Fantasia on Greensleeves movementOrigin intermezzo from Sir John in Love