'The Lark Ascending' named UK's Favourite Classical Music.Byline: ANI London, Apr 14 (ANI): 'The Lark Ascending' by Ralph Vaughan Williams Noun 1. Ralph Vaughan Williams - English composer influenced by folk tunes and music of the Tudor period (1872-1958) Vaughan Williams has maintained its top spot as the Britain's favourite piece of classical music for the third year running. In the poll conducted by Classic FM, soaring violin and orchestra piece was voted the best piece of classical music followed by his 'Fantasia' on a Theme of Thomas Tallis Noun 1. Thomas Tallis - English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585) Tallis at the second place. Sergei Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto - famously used in the film Brief Encounter- was voted the third best. Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.5 ('Emperor') and Symphony No.6 ('Pastoral') wrapped up the top five. "There's been a surge in interest in music written by living classical composers," the Telegraph quoted Darren Henley, Managing Director of Classic FM as saying. "At the same time, we're seeing a growth in interest in music written by homegrown composers. It goes to prove how vibrant the classical music scene is in the UK today," Henley added. The top 10 favourite piece of classical music 1. Vaughan Williams Vaughan Williams, Ralph 1872-1958. British composer who was influenced by folk tunes and Tudor music. His works include nine symphonies, the ballet Job (1930), and the opera The Pilgrim's Progress (1951). Noun 1. - The Lark Ascending. Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.2. Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, also known as the Tallis Fantasia, was composed in 1910 for the Three Choirs Festival. This piece was one of the first major successes of British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. He revised the work twice, in 1913 and 1919. . Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.5 ('Emperor'). Beethoven - Symphony No.6 ('Pastoral'). Mozart - Clarinet Concerto. Bruch - Violin Concerto A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin (occasionally, two or more violins) and instrumental ensemble, customarily orchestra. Such works have been written from the Baroque period, when the solo concerto form was first developed, up through the present day. No 1. Elgar - Cello Concerto. Beethoven - Symphony No.9 ('Choral')0. Elgar - Enigma Variations (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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