Mass in G-minor: Credo
Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM (1872–1958) was an influential English composer.… Read Full Bio ↴Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM (1872–1958) was an influential English composer.
Vaughan Williams was born on 12th October 1872 in Down Ampney, a village in the Cotswolds. After attending Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he became a student at the Royal College of Music; he later studied with Max Bruch in Berlin and Maurice Ravel in Paris.
He served as a lieutenant in World War I, having volunteered for the Field Ambulance Service; the appalling carnage affected him deeply, as did the deaths of close friends such as George Butterworth.
He wrote nine symphonies between 1910 and 1958, as well as numerous other works including chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was also one of the first serious collectors of English folk music and served as president of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS). The Society's Vaughan Williams Memorial Library is named for him.
Vaughan Williams died on 26th August 1958, and his ashes are interred in Westminster Abbey.
Vaughan Williams was born on 12th October 1872 in Down Ampney, a village in the Cotswolds. After attending Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he became a student at the Royal College of Music; he later studied with Max Bruch in Berlin and Maurice Ravel in Paris.
He served as a lieutenant in World War I, having volunteered for the Field Ambulance Service; the appalling carnage affected him deeply, as did the deaths of close friends such as George Butterworth.
He wrote nine symphonies between 1910 and 1958, as well as numerous other works including chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was also one of the first serious collectors of English folk music and served as president of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS). The Society's Vaughan Williams Memorial Library is named for him.
Vaughan Williams died on 26th August 1958, and his ashes are interred in Westminster Abbey.
Mass in G-minor: Credo
Ralph Vaughan Williams Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Ralph Vaughan Williams:
Fantasia on "Greensleeves" I got someone at home, don't know whats going on Thinks…
Fantasia on "Greensleeves" (Plymouth Festival Orchestra) Now there you go again you say you want your…
Fantasia on Greensleeves I got someone at home, don't know whats going on Thinks…
Rest O Earth lie heavily upon her eyes; Seal her sweet eyes…
The Turtle Dove Fare you well my dear I must be gone and leave…
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@nathaniellathy6559
Great work. Can listen to the Sanctus and Benedictus over and over
@charlesgraham8081
This is surely one of RVW's most sublime utterances. A complete and beautiful masterpiece.
@jack1109
Known and loved this piece for over 50 years. I play it every Good Friday.
@LS-ei7xk
Absolutely amazing. Probably my most favorite choral work of all (though I've never been privileged to sing it). So ethereal. First time to see the sheet music; didn't realize there were two choirs!
@robertcohn8858
A beautiful and spiritual respite from the chaos. Thank you for giving us this gem.
@jonobester5817
Thank you so much! One of the greatest pieces ever written, and this is likely the best recording of it. And the score!
@chrysalifourfour
The theme of Kyrie is very reminiscent of Palestrina's Jesu Rex Admirabilis. This is a very fine composition by Vaughan-Williams indeed.
@heathertaylor-nicholson9387
Beautiful. The Kyrie in particular sends shivers up my spine. Williams' finest work.
@allegritac7146
This gorgeous piece has been part of my family's treasured Christmas music (along with Britten's A Ceremony of Carols and the Robert Shaw Chorale's Christmas Hymns and Carols) since I was a very little girl. How wonderful to have the sheet music. Thank you very much! (And Merry Christmas!)
@emmamurphy2412
Beautiful thank ypu great wider listening for my a level music