Vaughan Williams - Serenade to Music - Vocal Score

Forces or Category: Vocal soloists/SATB & orchestra/reduced orchestra/strings & piano

Orchestration: Original: 2fl(2nd+picc), ob, ca, 2cl, 2bn, 4hn, 2tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc, hp, str Reduced: 2fl(2nd+picc), ob, ca, 2cl, 2bn, 2hn, 2tpt, timp, perc, hp, str

for vocal soloists or SATB choir and orchestra or reduced orchestra
Also available for full orchestra only.
This tender and much-loved work was composed in 1938 in honour of Sir Henry Wood. It was written for 16 soloists and orchestra but may also be sung by four soloists and chorus, or by mixed-voice chorus. This beautifully presented edition includes an introduction by Michael Kennedy.