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Five Tudor Portraits

by Ralph Vaughan Williams


Orchestration
3223-4231-timp+3-hp-str-chorus(SATB)-soloists(ca,Bar)
Duration
49 minutes
Year Composed
1935

Notes

Movements:

  1. Ballad. The Tunning of Elinor Rumming (Mezzo-Soprano and Chorus)
  2. Intermezzo. Pretty Bess (Baritone and Chorus)
  3. Burlesca. Epitaph on John Jayberd of Diss (Male Chorus)
  4. Romanza. Jane Scroop (Mezzo-Soprano and Female Chorus)
  5. Scherzo. Jolly Rutterkin (Baritone and Chorus)

Percussion: Cymbals, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Triangle, Xylophone, Gong, Optional Glockenspiel


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Oxford

Movements & Players Table


Part Name
Instruments
Flute 1
C Flute
Flute 2
C Flute
Flute 3
C Flute and Piccolo
Oboe 1
Oboe
Oboe 2
Oboe and English Horn
Clarinet 1
Clarinet
Clarinet 2
Clarinet
Bassoon 1
Bassoon
Bassoon 2
Bassoon
Bassoon 3
Contrabassoon
Horn 1
Horn
Horn 2
Horn
Horn 3
Horn
Horn 4
Horn
Trumpet 1
Trumpet
Trumpet 2
Trumpet
Trombone 1
Trombone
Trombone 2
Trombone
Trombone 3
Trombone
Tuba
Tuba
Harp
Harp
Timpani
Timpani
Percussion 1
Bass Drum, Triangle, and Xylophone
Percussion 2
Snare Drum
Percussion 3
Crash Cymbals and Suspended Cymbal
Violin 1
Violin Section
Violin 2
Violin Section
Viola
Viola Section
Cello
Cello Section
Double Bass
Bass Section
Solo: Contralto
Contralto (Voice)
Note:

May also be a Mezzo-Soprano
Solo: Baritone
Baritone (Voice)
Soprano (Chorus)
Soprano (Voice)
Alto (Chorus)
Alto (Voice)
Tenor (Chorus)
Tenor (Voice)
Bass (Chorus)
Bass (Voice)


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