The First Nowell (Vaughan Williams)
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The First Nowell (Vaughan Williams)
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The First Nowell is a choral work for soprano and baritone soloists, SATB chorus and full orchestra by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams written in 1958 and completed by Roy Douglas following the composer's death in August of that year. The First Nowell was written to accompany a nativity play adapted from medieval pageants by Simona Pakenham. Pakenham recalled: It was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 19 December 1958 with the St. Martin-in-the-Fields Concert Orchestra a
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Cantata by Ralph Vaughan Williams
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2024-03-08T12:10:41Z
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