Job (Vaughan Williams, Ralph)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	9 Scenes
Composition Year	1927–30
Genre Categories	Masques; Theatrical Works; Ballets; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra

1 Performances
- 1.1 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Scores
3 General Information

Performances

Naxos

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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score (CA)
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Publisher. Info.	London: Oxford University Press, 1934. n.p.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	600 dpi
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General Information

Work Title	Job
Alternative. Title	A Masque for Dancing
Composer	Vaughan Williams, Ralph
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IRV 36
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	9 Scenes: Scene 1: Introduction. Largo sostenuto Pastoral Dance. Allegro piicevole Satan's Appeal to God. Andante con moto Saraband of the Sons of God [Andante con moto] Scene 2: Satan's Dance of Triumph, Presto Scene 3: Minuet of the Sons of Job and Their Wives. Andante con moto Scene 4: Job's Dream. Lento moderato Dance of Plague, Pestilence, Famine and Battle. Allegro Scene 5: Dance of the Three Messengers. Lento Scene 6: Dance of Job's Comforters. Andante doloroso Job's Curse. Andante maestoso A Vision of Satan [Andante maestoso] Scene 7: Elihu's Dance of Youth and Beauty. Andante tranquillo Pavane of the Sons of the Morning. Andnate con moto Scene 8: Galliard of the Sons of the Morning. Andnate con moto Altar Dance and Heavenly Pavane. Allegretto tranquillo Scene 9: Epilogue. Largo sostenuto
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1927–30
First Performance.	1931
First Publication.	1930-10 – Norwich, Norwich & Norfolk Festival: Ralph Vaughan Williams (conductor). Concert performance. 1931-07-05 – London, Cambridge Theatre: Vic-Wells Ballet. Re-orchestrated by Constant Lambert.
Dedication	Adrian Boult
Average DurationAvg. Duration	46 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	3 flutes (3rd also piccolo, alto flute), 2 oboes, english horn, 2 clarinets bass clarinet (also 3rd clarinet), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, alto saxophone 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba timpani, triangle, snare drum, cymbals, bass drum, xylophone, glockenspiel, tam-tam 2 harps, organ, strings
External Links	Wikipedia article
Extra Information	The music was first written for a larger orchestra than could be accommodated in a conventional theater pit and had its premiere in concert form in October 1930... When the ballet was eventually produced, the music was orchestrated for a small orchestra by Constant Lambert