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IDDAF1383A-7761-4028-96B9-129D1ED56BBF
Titlecode60710008
Title NameThe Lark Ascending for Violin and Piano, IRV 38
Marketing CopyRalph Vaughan Williams, ever fond of poetry, found creative impetus for his beautiful romance THE LARK ASCENDING, IRV 38, in an 1881 poem by George Meredith. Marie Pauline Hall, to whom the work was dedicated, gave the first performance of the original violin and piano version, here presented in a Masters reprint edition, at Shirehampton Public Hall on December 15, 1920, beside pianist Geoffrey Mendham. After World War I, the composer expanded the work for soloist and full orchestra. This has become the version most familiar to listeners. The violin, lifting its silvery tones above the stage, captures the soaring nature of Meredith’s couplet: "Till lost on his aerial rings/In light, and then the fancy sings." Reprint edition.
InstrumentationViolin and Piano
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Title Brand3
Year Composed1914/1920
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Duration15
Ensemble Size2
Date Created2022-10-10 20:10:23.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:10:23
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Bsc CodeMUS037130
Text AuthorInspired by a poem of George Meredith
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Title Category10
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Set Series IDFAAFF218-27D0-4CE7-48EE-08DB00B0FAFD
Title Instrument Category TextViolin
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Title Sub Category99
Title Instrument Header56
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