Britain has produced a lot of music:
Jay Doubleyou: music from the uk
Including a lot of classical music:
Much of which is played at the biggest classical music festival in the UK:
And a lot of 'classical music' is also played at Christmas:
Jay Doubleyou: favourite christmas carols
Here's more on British twentieth century classical composers:
BBC Two - Holst and Vaughan Williams: Making Music English
The BBC have been focussing on one particular composer this year:
BBC Radio 3 Celebrates Ralph Vaughan Williams At 150 With Vaughan Williams Today - Media Centre
This year “The Lark Ascending” by Ralph Vaughan Williams was voted Classic FM listeners’ favourite piece of classical music (as it was last year, and the one before that, and the one before that). They’re not alone in their admiration. A major theme of the BBC Proms this year is the 150th anniversary of the English composer’s birth.
Vaughan Williams' vision of Englishness is not the one we need - New Statesman
But did VW represent a certain view of England?
A Composer Forever English, Cow Pats and All - The New York Times
VW: much more than a cowpat composer - The Classical Music Guide Forums
English Pastoral School - Wikipedia
Vaughan Williams was indeed inspired by English folk music:
BBC Radio 4 - The Captain's Apprentice by Caroline Davison, Norfolk Rhapsody
This is a beautiful example:
Vaughan Williams - On Wenlock Edge (1909), sung by Anthony Rolfe Johnson - YouTube
On Wenlock Edge (song cycle) - Wikipedia
For example:
Vaughan Williams - 'Bredon Hill' from On Wedlock Edge - YouTube
On Wenlock Edge (The Film) - Part 5 - Bredon Hill - (Vaughan Williams) - YouTube
'There's far more to VW than wistful evocations of the English landscape':
The Passions of Vaughan Williams - YouTube
John Bridcut - Crux Productions - Filmography
Finally, an overview on his 150th anniversary:
Front Row - Ralph Vaughan Williams - BBC Sounds
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