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On Wenlock Edge

Ralph Vaughan Williams · 1872–1958 · British
For voice, 2 violins, viola, cello, piano
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the voice part
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Hardest part
Voice
Form
Full work
Length
About 22 min
Composed
1909
Era
20th century

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Six songs to poems by A. E. Housman for tenor, piano and string quartet (1909)

About this work

Composed
1909
First performed
1909
  1. On Wenlock Edge
  2. From Far, from Eve and Morning
  3. Is My Team Ploughing
  4. Oh, When I Was in Love with You
  5. Bredon Hill
  6. Clun

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