Merciless Beauty (Vaughan Williams, Ralph)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 songs
Composition Year	1921
Genre Categories	Rounds; For voice, 2 violins, cello; For voices with solo instruments; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the cello; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the piano; English language

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Complete Score
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Publisher. Info.	London: J. Curwen & Sons, 1922. Plate 2953.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Includes piano reduction for performance without strings.
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Violin 1
*#125494 - 0.25MB, 4 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/29 - 356×⇩ - Madcapellan

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Violin 2
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Cello
*#125496 - 0.25MB, 4 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/29 - 262×⇩ - Madcapellan

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Publisher. Info.	London: J. Curwen & Sons, 1922. Plate 2953.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	Due to layout, each part begins on page 4.
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Work Title	Merciless Beauty
Alternative. Title
Composer	Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IRV 44
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 rondels: Your eyen two. Andnate con moto (G minor) So hath your beauty. Lento moderato (D minor) Since I from love. Allegro (C♯ minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1921
First Publication.	1922
Librettist	Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)
Language	English
Average DurationAvg. Duration	6 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	high voice, 2 violins, cello (or piano)
External Links	The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive Hyperion Records