{"product_id":"three-shakespeare-songs-r-vaughan-williams","title":"Vaughan Williams: Three Shakespeare Songs for Unaccompanied Mixed Voices","description":"\u003cp\u003eV\u003cstrong\u003eaughan Williams: Three Shakespeare Songs for Unaccompanied Mixed Voices\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor S(S)ATB unaccompanied\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Shakespeare Songs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e comprises three short movements setting texts from Shakespeare's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. They were composed as test pieces for the 1951 British Federation of Music Festivals National Competitive Festival. The atmospheric first movement, 'Full fathom five', is mystical and beguiling, with eerie, hypnotic mimicry of bell tolls in the upper voices. 'The Cloud-Capp'd Towers', the slower central movement, recalls Vaughan Williams's Symphony No. 6 in its harmonic language, while the third movement 'Over hill, over dale' is lively conclusion to the set, full of harmonic and rhythmic interest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58176152109436,"sku":"9780193438279","price":4.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/1597\/2927\/files\/9780193438279.jpg?v=1794315518","url":"https:\/\/www.brittensmusic.co.uk\/products\/three-shakespeare-songs-r-vaughan-williams","provider":"Brittens Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}