Book contents
- Vaughan Williams in Context
- Composers in Context
- Vaughan Williams in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Graphs and Tables
- Musical Examples
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Editorial Note
- Bibliographic Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Biography, People, Places
- Part II Inspiration and Expression
- Part III Culture and Society
- Chapter 12 Politics
- Chapter 13 Liberalism and Landscape
- Chapter 14 The English Folk Revival
- Chapter 15 Christian Socialism and The English Hymnal
- Chapter 16 Pageantry
- Chapter 17 History and the Spirit of Revivalism
- Chapter 18 War
- Part IV Arts
- Part V Institutions
- Part VI Reception
- Further Reading
- Index of Works
- General Index
Chapter 18 - War
from Part III - Culture and Society
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 March 2024
- Vaughan Williams in Context
- Composers in Context
- Vaughan Williams in Context
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Graphs and Tables
- Musical Examples
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Editorial Note
- Bibliographic Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Biography, People, Places
- Part II Inspiration and Expression
- Part III Culture and Society
- Chapter 12 Politics
- Chapter 13 Liberalism and Landscape
- Chapter 14 The English Folk Revival
- Chapter 15 Christian Socialism and The English Hymnal
- Chapter 16 Pageantry
- Chapter 17 History and the Spirit of Revivalism
- Chapter 18 War
- Part IV Arts
- Part V Institutions
- Part VI Reception
- Further Reading
- Index of Works
- General Index
Summary
War formed a backdrop to much of Vaughan Williams’s life, and his understanding of its effects – whether from his service in the First World War or as a civilian on the home front during the Second World War – evoked some of the most powerful and poignant musical responses of his career, including The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains, Dona Nobis Pacem, and the Pastoral, Fifth, and Sixth symphonies. These and other compositions incubated and emerged during tumultuous periods in the realms of musical performance, broadcasting, publishing, and patronage. Vaughan Williams’s navigation of these fields reveals a cross-section of major issues of concern to myriad composers, performers, and institutions, including the limits of political and ideological tolerance, the role of the state in artistic sponsorship, the responsibility of the artist to society, and the nature of musical memorialization.
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- Vaughan Williams in Context , pp. 151 - 158Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024