Last Night of the Proms 1999: Vaughan Williams - Toward The Unknown Region (Part 1)

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Vaughan Williams brought to the height of its glory the British national music of ca. 1870-1920, building on the foundations established by Sullivan, CHH Parry, and CV Stanford (the latter two being his teachers), and also the basic structure to which Elgar contributed. This is one of RVW's many works exemplifying the blend of indigenous musical idioms, music of the Renaissance, early-modern harmony, and the powerful influence of spoken English on melodic contour, rhythm, and stress-placement.