Suite for Pipes (Vaughan Williams, Ralph)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 movements
First Publication	1947
Genre Categories	Suites; For 4 recorders; Scores featuring the recorder; For 4 players

Sheet Music

Complete Score (CA)
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Publisher. Info.	London: Oxford University Press, 1947.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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Complete Score (CA)
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Descant Recorder (CA)
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Treble Recorder (CA)
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Tenor Recorder (CA)
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Bass Recorder (CA)
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Work Title	Suite for Pipes
Alternative. Title	Suite for Recorders
Composer	Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 movements Intrada Minuet Valse Finale (Jig)
First Publication.	1947
Dedication	To the Pipers' Guild Quartet
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	4 bamboo pipes (or 4 recorders)
Extra Information	Originally written for bamboo pipes, but also able to be performed by recorders. The score was reissued with a new title as the Suite for Recorders, but the music is unchanged (though on recorders it sounds one octave above how it is written).