Two Partsongs (Sheet music)

Ralph Vaughan Williams' Two Partsongs sets Shakespeare's Sonnet 71 and Ben Johnson's Echo's Lament for Narcissus to music and are published here together for the first time, and present a fascinating insight into the early development of one of Britain's greatest 20th Century composers. Written when Vaughan Williams was a student at the Royal College of Music, studying under Charles Stanford, the two songs are an excellent and contrasted pair - the first addressing genuine mourning; the second a delightful madrigalian parody - and both make important and exciting additions to the choral repertory. Arranged for unaccompanied SATB mixed voices choir. The Choral Programme Series is now a well-established programming tool for many choirs as it offers a wealth of fresh material from many eras and in many styles.