Iphigenia in Tauris (Preview)

Vaughan Williams

Vaughan Williams Collection Volume 1 (PEV01) Incidental music to Iphigenia in Tauris (1912/2019) © Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust Published exclusively by Promethean Editions Limited First edition © 2019 Promethean Editions Limited Music Editor and Arranger: Alan Tongue Publisher: Ross Hendy Founding Series Editor: Robert Hoskins Series Editor: Allan Badley Music Typesetter: Ben Woods Cover Image: Dr Ralph Vaughan Williams by Evelyn Page, 1950. Oil on canvas 500 mm x 41 mm. Courtesy of the Page Estate. ISBN 978-1-77660-701-3 (print) ISBN 978-1-77660-711-2 (ebook) ISMN 979-0-67452-291-5 Promethean Editions Limited PO Box 10-143 Wellington NEW ZEALAND http://www.prometheaneditions.com No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Publisher. Promethean Editions would like to thank The Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust for a grant made toward the publication of this volume.

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Incidental music to Iphigenia in Tauris FOREWORD Introduction to the series........................................... iv Vaughan Williams biography ..................................... v Editor’s introduction ................................................... vii Performance note ....................................................... viii Text ...................................................................................... x MUSIC Incidental music to Iphigenia in Tauris .................... 1 1. Prelude ..........................................................................1 2. Dark of the Sea............................................................7 3. Bird of the Sea Rocks............................................. 30 4. Oh, Fair the Fruits of Leto Blow......................... 54 5. Go Forth in Bliss...................................................... 77 PEV01 – iii