Household Music

Ralph Vaughan Williams · 1872–1958 · British

For 2 violins, viola, cello, horn ad lib.

Also known as Three Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes

Level 4 · Early advanced — about ABRSM 7 · RCM 8, with the parts evenly matched

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Ensemble: String quartet
Hardest part: Balanced
Form: Full work
Length: About 16 min
Composed: 1940–41
Era: 20th century

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Three preludes on Welsh hymn tunes; written to be played by string quartet or other instruments

About this work

Composed: 1940

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