Composer

Ralph Vaughan Williams

1872–1958 · British

31 catalogued orchestral works — all with instrumentation confirmed against a source.

YearWorkInstrumentationDur.
1904In the Fen Country3[1.2.pic] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] — 4 2 3 1 — tmp — hp — str14'
1906Norfolk Rhapsody No. 13[1.2.pic] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — str11'
1907Toward the Unknown Region · chorus3[1.2.pic] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — str13'
1909A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1) · chorus3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — 2hp — org — str70'
1909The Wasps — Aristophanic Suite2[1.2] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — str25'
1910Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallisdouble str orch + solo quartet16'
1914A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2)3[1.2.3/pic] 3[1.2.ca] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 4[2tpt.2crt] 3 1 — tmp+3 — hp — str43'
1920The Lark Ascending2 1 2 2 — 2 0 0 0 — +1[tri] — str15'
1922A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3)3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 2 2 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — str35'
1923English Folk Song Suite (orchestral version)2[1.2] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+perc — str11'
1925Concerto Accademico (Violin Concerto in D minor)str15'
1925Flos Campi · chorus1[1.pic] 1 1 1 — 1 1 0 0 — perc — cel — str20'
1930Job: A Masque for Dancing3[1.2.pic] 2[1.2] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — 2 hp — str45'
1931Piano Concerto in C major3[1.2.pic] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — str24'
1934Fantasia on Greensleeves2[1.2] 0 0 0 — hp — str4'
1935Symphony No. 4 in F minor3[1.2/pic.3] 3[1.2/ca.3] 3[1.2.bcl(opt)] 3[1.2.cbn(opt)] — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+2 — str32'
1936Dona nobis pacem · chorus3[1.2.pic] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — str38'
1938Prelude on Rhosymedre2[1.2] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] — 2 0 0 0 — str5'
1938Serenade to Music2[1.2/pic] 2[ob.ca] 2 2 — 4 2 3 1 — tmp+1 — hp — str + solo vn + 16 solo voices14'
1939Five Variants of Dives and Lazarushp — str13'
1943Symphony No. 5 in D major2[1.2/pic] 2[ob.ca] 2 2 — 2 2 3 0 — tmp — str40'
1944Oboe Concerto in A minorstr20'
1947Symphony No. 6 in E minor3[1.2.pic] 2 2 2 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — sax — str32'
1948Partita for Double String Orchestrastr20'
1949Fantasia on the Old 104th Psalm Tune · chorus3[1.2.pic] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — str16'
1950Concerto Grosso for String Orchestrastr17'
1951The Pilgrim's Progress (complete Morality in a prologue, four acts and an epilogue) · opera · chorus2[1.2/pic] 2[1.2/eh] 2 3[1.2.cbn(opt)] — 4 2+2(stage, opt) 3 1+euph(opt) — tmp+3 — hp cel(opt) — str130'
1952Sinfonia antartica (Symphony No. 7) · chorus3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — org — cel — str40'
1954Tuba Concerto in F minor2[1.2] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] 2[1.2] — 2 2 3 0 — tmp+perc — str14'
1955Symphony No. 8 in D minor2[1.2/pic] 2 2 2 — 2 2 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — cel — str28'
1957Symphony No. 9 in E minor3[1.2.pic] 2 2 2 — 4 3 3 1 — tmp+perc — hp — sax — flugelhorn — str34'

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