The Wasps: Overture
by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Chamber Orchestra - Sheet Music

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Instruments
Percussion
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Chamber Orchestra
Genres
British
20th Century
Composers
Ralph Vaughan Williams
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LudwigMasters Publications
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Score
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2(2nd dPicc).2.2.2: 4.2.0.0: Timp.Perc(2-3): Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set)

SKU: AP.36-A227601

Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Chamber Orchestra; Performance Music Ensemble. Kalmus Orchestra Library. Form: Incidental; Overture. 20th Century. Score. LudwigMasters Publications #36-A227601. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-A227601).

UPC: 660355007323. English.

The Cambridge Greek Play produced Aristophane's The Wasps as Trinity College, Cambridge in 1909, and Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) was asked to compose incidental music to accompany the production. Scored for tenor and baritone solos, male chorus, and orchestra, the lengthy work averages around an hour and forty-five minutes for a complete performance and so is not programmed often. Vaughan Williams later extracted the overture and four additional movements to create suite. But the most popular stand-alone concert work from the original incidental music is the Overture. Instrumentation: 2(2nd dPicc).2.2.2: 4.2.0.0: Timp.Perc(2-3): Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set).

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