SKU: HL.44010740
UPC: 884088533755. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Commissioned by the Association for Music in International Schools, Albion Heritage is a folk song fantasy based on tunes from various parts of the British Isles. It opens with Brighton Camp (an English version of The Girl I Left Behind Me), which is treated to a variety of twists and turns. The slower section is based on the Scottish tune O Waly Waly (also known as The Water Is Wide), which dates from the early 18th century. This is followed by a robust setting of Men of Harlech, which is said to describe the repeated sieges of Harlech Castle in the 15th century.
SKU: HL.44011254
UPC: 884088890643.
SKU: ST.D97
ISBN 9790220222801.
First published in 1920, the Twelve Traditional Carols from Herefordshire have been entirely reset in a new and practical format, with the choral arrangements of the songs underlaid for all the verses and presented in open score alongside voice-and-keyboard versions for accompanied or solo performance. An acknowledged authority in the subject, Roy Palmer has provided fascinating notes on the texts and music. His preface places the collection in the context of Vaughan Williams's lifelong interest in folk song both as collector and creative artist, and of his collaboration with Ella Mary Leather, who did much to preserve the folklore heritage of her native county and of the gipsy tradition in particular. The Twelve Traditional Carols from Herefordshire have been recorded by baritone Derek Welton and pianist Iain Burnside on Albion Records ALBCD013.
