A justification for the study of folk song settings, or the arrangement as a valid composition

This thesis explores arrangements of British Isles folk song melodies as set by major composers: Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), and Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). These composers found vivid inspiration and a certain amount of suc...

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Main Author: Busselberg, Paul
Other Authors: Bailey, Walter B.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1911/20580