Hodie (Vaughan Williams, Ralph)

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		Movements/Sections 16 movements I. Prologue II. Narration III. Song IV. Narration V. Choral VI. Narration VII. Song VIII. Narration IX. Pastoral X. Narration XI. Lullaby XII. Hymn XIII. Narration XIV. The March of the Three Kings XV. Choral XVI. Epilogue Composition Year 1953-1954 Genre Categories Sacred cantatas; Cantatas; Religious works; For 3 voices, childrens chorus, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the baritone voice; Scores featuring childrens voices; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; English language; Latin language

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 Violins I [TB]
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London: Oxford University Press, n.d.(ca.1954).

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Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]

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General Information

Work Title	Hodie
Alternative Title	'This Day'

Composer	Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Movements/Sections	16 movements I. Prologue II. Narration III. Song IV. Narration V. Choral VI. Narration VII. Song VIII. Narration IX. Pastoral X. Narration XI. Lullaby XII. Hymn XIII. Narration XIV. The March of the Three Kings XV. Choral XVI. Epilogue
Year/Date of Composition	1953-1954
First Performance	8 September 1954, Three Choirs Festival Worcester: Worcester Cathedral. Soli, chorus, orchestra conducted by the composer
First Publication	1954
Librettist	see below I. Traditional (Latin) II. Bible (Matthew I:18-21, 23 and Luke I:32) III. John Milton (1608-1674) IV. Bible (Luke II:1-7) V. Martin Luther (1483-1546), English translation by Miles Coverdale (ca.1488-1569) VI. Bible (Luke II:8-17), Book of Common Prayer VII. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) VIII. Bible (Luke II:20) IX. George Herbert (1593-1633) X. Bible (Luke II:19) XI. Anonymous XII. William Drummond (1585-1649) XIII. Bible (Matthew II:1-11) XIV. Ursula Vaughan Williams (1911-2007)* XV. Anonymous (1st verse); Ursula Vaughan Williams (1911-2007)* (2nd verse) XVI. Bible (John I:1, 4, 14; Matthew I:23), John Milton (1608-1674)
Language	English, Latin
Dedication	Herbert Howells
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	Soprano, Tenor, and Baritone soli, Chorus, Boys' Choir, Organ and Orchestra.
External Links	Wikipedia article Hodie - scores at Sheet Music Plus

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