Question

Please select from the following list to write an biographical essay on the composer of your choice. At least 5 fully developed paragraphs based on the information found in this prompt.

1. Charles Ives

2. Heitor Villa-Lobos

3. John Adams (not the president)

4. Meredith Monk

5. Maurice Ravel

6. Benjamin Britten

7. Nadia Boulanger

8. Bela Bartok

9. Ralph Vaughan Williams

10. Alban Berg

Things to discuss:

- Name obviously

- Basic Biography: early life, hometown, years from birth to death, did they move anywhere significant that made their career better or worse

- What is their important music? What are they known for?

- Why do they matter to music in the classical realm?

- What is their legacy? What have they done for the music community? What are they contributing?



Do NOT copy and paste. If you use a quote, please give me the source at the end.

Answer 1

3 sentence's each

Answer 2

i way behind on my work so i need some help

Answer 3

Okay, so have you picked one yet?

Answer 4

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Answer 5

thank you

Answer 6

Okay so do you know anything about this composer?

Answer 7

i know nothing about the composer

Answer 8

i got this assignment last week but i didnt have time to do it bc i have 13 other assignments to get done. ive finaaly got down to 6 assignments left

Answer 9

im so grateful for you helping me with this

Answer 10

He was born in Down Ampney, in the UK, in 1872. He passed away in 1958. In the first half of the 20th century, he was a popular English composer.

He studied under two leading figures of the late 19th century Revival of English music at Trinity College, Cambridge, and the Royal College of music in London.
He studied with Max Bruch in Berlin and with Maurice Rave in Paris in 1909.
He was music editor of The English Hymnal in 1904–06 and he wrote for this his popular "Sine Nomine." He became professor of composition at the Royal College of Music after his artillery service during World War I.

His observations of English folk song and his interest in Tudor English music made his talent more plentiful.

The orchestra, stage, chamber and vocal works are part of Vaughan Williams. His three Norfolk Rhapsodies — especially the first in E-moll (first performed in 1906) — is the first work to demonstrate his assimilation into the melodic and harmonic structure of the folk song contours. His 9 symphonies cover a wide variety of phrases. A London Symphony (1914; revised 1915; rev. 1918, 1920, 1934) and a 7th adaptation of his music for Scott's Antarctic movie are especially popular (1949). The Fantasy on a Topic by Thomas Tallis (1910); concert for piano are other pieces from the Orchester.

And you can find plentymore information from this site. (this is also where I got this info from.): https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ralph-Vaughan-Williams

Answer 11

OML THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH!!!

Answer 12

Yw.

Answer 13

I couldn't find anything on his cause of death.