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Screw Vaughan Williams and his accidentals, I hate that whole step jump in the melody.. I think it's an E natural when it should be an E flat.. Some people like it but I just don't get the appeal.
"Greensleeves" is a traditional English folk song and tune, a ground of the form called a romanesca.
A broadside ballad by this name was registered at the London Stationer's Company in September 1580[1] as "A New Northern Dittye of the Lady Greene Sleeves". It then appears in the surviving A Handful of Pleasant Delights (1584) as "A New Courtly Sonnet of the Lady Green Sleeves. To the new tune of Green sleeves."(From Wikipedia)
@gasmeter1947 That's indeed believed by many. It's historically incorrect though. Historians have found versions as early as dating back to the 12th century. It IS english though, that's an undeniable fact.
@hoogestefan . I'm not saying your wrong as I haven't researched this tune, but can you explain how it was documented way back in the 11 hundreds as there were no manuscript or acceptable way of writing music , if it was handed down from minstrel to minstrel it would now be a completely different tune, now that's interesting , thanks for your contribution.
@gasmeter1947 Yeah...I worded that wrong....The earliest written version would date to about 1580, but there are mentions of it in literature dating back earlier.
Beautiful song; nice video. Love the English countryside. And don't be afraid to be a bit nationalist about England. You guys held the fort after Hitler had knocked down all the walls in Europe. Anyplace that can give us a Winston Churchill deserves respect!
Delightful piece of music. There's nothing wrong with the video. I'm a folk music fan. I was born in Watford during the second World War (the Nazi bombs were raining down) . The mid-section of this work was based on the old English folk song "Lovely Joan." Martin Carthy did a splendid version of this in the mid-sixties. I think it was on his first album. Greetings to one and all from Big Hugh of Mundlimup, in wonderful Western Australia. Cheers!
@trichoone Its a darn sight better than some static text or image you see in some videos. I for one appreciate any and all efforts you have gone to ;)
@trichoone DUDE HALLO!! Greensleeves are not a Williams' composition!! He just did this orchestra arrangement, which is more famous than his own compositions..If I were you I would change the description of the video..
I love bushes...:) Specially green ones.:) you know, youtube is great because anybody could make and share a video, and the rest of us could enjoy it.
@DistortedSoul2010 Trichoone made the effort to entertain us, so why be petty and critical? Perhaps one day you might be bothered to post a hand-made vid - nah, probably not, you're just a griper.
@DistortedSoul2010 Trichoone made the effort to entertain us, so why be petty and critical? Perhaps one day you might be bothered to post a hand-made vid - nah, probably not, you're just a griper.
I don't know why people doubt that King Henry the VIII wrote this song! He was an extremely intelligent and talented man. He spoke about 3 or 4 languages, was a great athlete (when young), a great tennis player, a talented musician and also wrote his own stuff and this he wrote for Katherine Of Aragon. I just love it the way you hear the 'in between notes' that you don't often hear - just fantastic.
Doesn't matter. I'm also proud to be Dutch. And I agree; England is a beautiful country. Be proud of yourself, but not so proud that it comes to a conflict with others:)
@Caracalla23 Nationalism is the belief that your country is better than any other for no reason. Pride in your country is an entirely different matter. If Vaughan Williams had been born in my country I'd be very proud as well.
@Midnight722 What if we've got a good reason to believe we are better than the others. I wouldn't give up my crappy council house in blighty for all the money in the world if it meant i had to leave
@Caracalla23 Like every country, Britain has it good & not-so-good things. The beautiful countryside and VW's 'evocation' certainly belong to the top of the Good Things. So happy indulging! ;-) Sam
I am not British by the way, but i love Britain, it's nature & yes, i took VW with me while cycling there... talking about indulging...
@Caracalla23 Not nationalism, patriotism. This beautiful music makes you proud of who you are, there is nothing petty about that. Now if it made you want to go out and force others to do what Britain does, THEN it would make you a nationalist.
@thebigJM92 Sadly Jim I belong to a generation when the two were indivisable. I feel I was "encouraged" to feel guilty about Empire (something which was all but dead by 1963, when I was born) and when patriotism was essentially regarded as imperialistic.
@Caracalla23 It's true that there was a violent reaction to patriotism in all forms then, an understandable backlash to the moves of the past (when people looked back with hindsight rather than looking at it as a Victorian) but we have seen the unfortunate consequences of that. If the mainstream do not re-claim patriotism then the far-right nationalists will continue to have a monopoly whilst many normal people feel alienated from the political system, breeding discord and division.
@Caracalla23 And then there was the fear that patriotism could lead to fascism and National Socialism. But, while understandable, it was an overreaction. For a start the British people have never been militaristic enough to follow Germany into NS, and we are a country too old and established to follow Italy (which was only 60 years old) into fascism. We also naturally have a mild temperament and are more willing to be conciliatory.
@Caracalla23 Just think how remarkably violence free our country has been over the past 300 years or so. Since the Glorious Revolution (instigated by Parliament!) there has been relative peace, France has got through a monarchy and about 5 Republic's! And then look at our patriotic music. Does this song make you want to invade somewhere else? Does Jerusalem? Or even I Vow to Thee My Country? They make you feel proud, but not aggressive. Then compare that to the marches of old Germany
@Caracalla23 Nothing petty about nationalism; it has caused problems since the concept of the nation originated.Britain, as other nations, did a good things AND bad things. Britain has no corner on good scenery. I'm a Brit too (Ex pat) and am really pleased that the Lib Dems are now part of the government. Finally you guys are making some sense. Aled
@Caracalla23 It's just this weird world, patriots loving their nation labelled as nationalists. Be proud of what you are. We used to say "God, Family, Homeland"
@Caracalla23 Dont be sorry. It is not 'petty nationalism' to love your country. I love England very deeply but it doesnt mean I am agressive towards others or wish to denigrate their countries.
When i was in band in 9th grade we played this song at our christmas concert. Ever since then I have loved it. It is a beautiful song and it was a joy to play it. I will admit though that our band could never play it as well as he could. But, we didn't ruin it either. This is a beautiful video though.
I've got the transcription for organ in Oxford's book of wedding music and unfortunately the arrangement is reduced. The missing part is the fantasia, which I realised after listening to the original version. Any suggestion leading to the complete version for organ?
Wow. just wow... only a desert inhabitant like me know the best how green lands are a joyful sight...
Fantasia on Greensleeves is my all time favorite classical piece ever... the first time I heard it I kept on repeating the track more than 50 times... it is amazing..
Thanks for the video.. I love this green color everywhere
At the time, the word "green" had sexual connotations, most notably in the phrase "a green gown", a reference to the way that grass stains might be seen on a lady's dress if she had made love outside.
An alternative explanation is that Lady Green Sleeves was, as a result of her attire, incorrectly assumed to be immoral. Her "discourteous" rejection of the singer's advances supports the contention that she is not.
@nurseyk8b The Americans also use to sing a song with the words "green gown" in the mexican war. That is why they were later called "greengos", in spanish Gringos.
@Boultbeemx .... Interesting, I have always understood that they sang another English folk song called 'Green Grows the Rushes O' amd thats where the word Gringos comes from.
When I found out that I was playing Fantasia on Greensleeves, I was so excited because when I first heard the song I was very very pleased. Thanks so much for posting this wonderful video
This is so beautiful in honor of fall - this lovely autumn walk to such a soothing beautiful song! It makes me appreciate the autumn season even more...
Sorrow carries the seeds of joy, and vice versa. There is no pure joy without sorrow, and vice versa. They are fruits of the same vine; one always leads back to the other.
I find this very relaxing. I think Vaughan Williams is brilliant for taking this medieval melody and making it sound so beautiful! I particularly enjoy the theme at 2:18
It follows the Italian composition, which wasn't even introduced to England until after Henry VIII, plus other inconsistencies, so he didn't compose it.
The middle section of this work, since it was asked, is indeed an English folk song by the name of "Lovely Joan". I'm sure you can find much about it on the internet. I know the tune (great lyrics, too -somewhat racy) from a small book of folk songs collected and edited by Ralph Vaughan Williams, himself.
The tune of greensleeves became populare in the netherlands around the same time if i remember. I know i heared a dutch version of it somewhere on youtube.
This was on the aeroplane flight i had to New Zealand, and imagine looking at that magical scenerey with this song. it was perfection. I have never had a moment as beautiful in my entire life. Thanks for uploading!!
This is a traditional English Folk tune so the video is of a traditional English Country scene,this time set in Autumn or "The Fall"...whats silly about that,My Friend???:)
Thank you for posting the video! Vaughan Williams, Frederick Delius and Edward Elgar are the 3 musical pillars of English romanticism; yes, E. Elgar, too. Vaughan Williams brought the English folk tunes to the concert halls on the continent! I remember the first time I heard "Seventeen come Sunday" as a 12 year old boy in Germany under Hitler, when it was forbidden to listen to Radio London. It was in a transmission for the German youth by Hugh Carlton Green.
you are welcome it is beaytiful music although the Lark ascending is my all time favourite and how amazing that music in the end will be heard what ever the ban it even enhances it as with the bag pipes which were once banned in Scotland . trichoone .
Thank you very much for mentioning "The Lark Ascending". I had it on a CD, played by "The New Queen's Hall Orchestra" under Barry Wordsworth. Now I "stole" it from YouTube. Thank you for your work!
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paripetiol 3 days ago
One of the finest English songs ever and when you consider, the age in which it was composed it has a timeless quality!
bigowl9408 1 month ago
I remember this track from a video game... i forgot the name of it :L
eddiejure 1 month ago
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beagler99 1 month ago
Screw Vaughan Williams and his accidentals, I hate that whole step jump in the melody.. I think it's an E natural when it should be an E flat.. Some people like it but I just don't get the appeal.
LearnToFly1000 1 month ago
@LearnToFly1000 And to think that some people worry about where their next meal will come from!
Farfrae2 1 month ago
This song makes me want to wear a fancy ball gown and dance
kakashi341girl 2 months ago 2
just enjoy the music, it is very rekaxing heard it this morning and looked for it on here, thxs
Toppers999 3 months ago
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brianwells456comcast 5 months ago
"Greensleeves" is a traditional English folk song and tune, a ground of the form called a romanesca.
A broadside ballad by this name was registered at the London Stationer's Company in September 1580[1] as "A New Northern Dittye of the Lady Greene Sleeves". It then appears in the surviving A Handful of Pleasant Delights (1584) as "A New Courtly Sonnet of the Lady Green Sleeves. To the new tune of Green sleeves."(From Wikipedia)
MrFerminleon 5 months ago
@ Lelboy... I stand corrented, and to show no hard feelings Im just off outside now to film some grass
DistortedSoul2010 6 months ago
This is my favourite greensleeves!
cherubijn100 6 months ago in playlist macht100
So we have twelve people who don't like like one of the most wonderful pieces of music ever composed by a Briton. I pity the fools.
YaxKukMo1426 6 months ago
This made me very happy. Thank you. <3
thetoymaker 7 months ago
thanks for that wonderful little walk. Greens , leaves, and a beautiful song.
oledirtybasset 7 months ago
ummm....
it's not a Vaughan Williams composition
it's a Vaughan Williams ARRANGEMENT
sydcarten 7 months ago
I can't watch the video because of how silly it is... a trashy thicket filmed on a camera phone. But thanks for the music nonetheless.
pwfabulous 8 months ago
it is the version i want! thx!
bobo32591 8 months ago
Written by King Henry vIII....a beautiful tune, beautifully performed here.
gasmeter1947 9 months ago
@gasmeter1947 That's indeed believed by many. It's historically incorrect though. Historians have found versions as early as dating back to the 12th century. It IS english though, that's an undeniable fact.
hoogestefan 7 months ago
@hoogestefan . I'm not saying your wrong as I haven't researched this tune, but can you explain how it was documented way back in the 11 hundreds as there were no manuscript or acceptable way of writing music , if it was handed down from minstrel to minstrel it would now be a completely different tune, now that's interesting , thanks for your contribution.
gasmeter1947 7 months ago
@gasmeter1947 Yeah...I worded that wrong....The earliest written version would date to about 1580, but there are mentions of it in literature dating back earlier.
hoogestefan 7 months ago
This looks like the path by the river near my house, can't wait for the snow to go!!
papermason 11 months ago
The music matches the lovely gardens on an autumn day.
papermason 11 months ago
truly beautiful...timeless!!!!
truthiness60606 11 months ago
So simple, yet so beautiful.
Micheline
belaud44 11 months ago
majestic piece! splendid!
ardanezrel 11 months ago
good friend .. very good, God bless you
guns6067 11 months ago
when asked jfk said this was his favourate song! this is why i like it:)
TheBebogirl123 1 year ago
vaughan williams- pure and utter genius.
jbdean55 1 year ago
Beautiful song; nice video. Love the English countryside. And don't be afraid to be a bit nationalist about England. You guys held the fort after Hitler had knocked down all the walls in Europe. Anyplace that can give us a Winston Churchill deserves respect!
JoelGallob 1 year ago
@pskidmore1986 Too much hosepipe
SuperKiller611 1 year ago
Immer noch und immer wieder eines der Stücke, die mit ihrer Leidenschaft das Herz des Hörers berühren.
Ewiger Dank an R.V.V. und den König ....
masterhit70 1 year ago
I'm glad that i'm English and even more so when i listen to this.
AnonInEng 1 year ago
wonderful!! peter weir used this song for his movie master & commander!!
dvalli81 1 year ago
such a wonderful set of autumnal images and beautful music, thank you so much.
gramule 1 year ago
this made my penis sleepy
yankonthis 1 year ago
this version, and video, warms my heart.
AndriBica 1 year ago
Delightful piece of music. There's nothing wrong with the video. I'm a folk music fan. I was born in Watford during the second World War (the Nazi bombs were raining down) . The mid-section of this work was based on the old English folk song "Lovely Joan." Martin Carthy did a splendid version of this in the mid-sixties. I think it was on his first album. Greetings to one and all from Big Hugh of Mundlimup, in wonderful Western Australia. Cheers!
Jarrahnut 1 year ago
JUST GREAT.. .. bravo
zioband 1 year ago
please tell me where i can find scores for ochester? thanks.
andjelinajolie 1 year ago
@pskidmore1986 yes thanks i agree beautiful music and i dont think any vid i put up could equal it .
trichoone 1 year ago 4
music is very fitting
KellytheKittyLover 1 year ago
video is a bit boring...... "bushes taken on a camera phone".... zzzzzzzzzzzz
DistortedSoul2010 1 year ago 2
@DistortedSoul2010 ,thanks for your comment not quite a camera phone and sorry it put you to sleep .
trichoone 1 year ago 7
@trichoone
Well answered my friend, calm and dignified, like the music and pleasing video.
qp1e 1 year ago
@trichoone Its a darn sight better than some static text or image you see in some videos. I for one appreciate any and all efforts you have gone to ;)
nick4uuk 1 year ago
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@trichoone DUDE HALLO!! Greensleeves are not a Williams' composition!! He just did this orchestra arrangement, which is more famous than his own compositions..If I were you I would change the description of the video..
vizhtor77 2 months ago
@DistortedSoul2010 The place is so beautiful, how can you not like it? well, good sir, will you tell me what part of which country is in the video?
MatthewJWWilliams 1 year ago
@DistortedSoul2010
I love bushes...:) Specially green ones.:) you know, youtube is great because anybody could make and share a video, and the rest of us could enjoy it.
evalewis1 1 year ago
@DistortedSoul2010 Trichoone made the effort to entertain us, so why be petty and critical? Perhaps one day you might be bothered to post a hand-made vid - nah, probably not, you're just a griper.
lelboy 7 months ago
@DistortedSoul2010 Trichoone made the effort to entertain us, so why be petty and critical? Perhaps one day you might be bothered to post a hand-made vid - nah, probably not, you're just a griper.
lelboy 7 months ago
I don't know why people doubt that King Henry the VIII wrote this song! He was an extremely intelligent and talented man. He spoke about 3 or 4 languages, was a great athlete (when young), a great tennis player, a talented musician and also wrote his own stuff and this he wrote for Katherine Of Aragon. I just love it the way you hear the 'in between notes' that you don't often hear - just fantastic.
Blabloo72 1 year ago
@Blabloo72 It is not his intelligence that we doubt it is his heart. This beautiful song came from a true heart not a black heart.
Appleholic1 1 year ago
so funny... on every youtube you will always find people fighting even if it's on something calming like this.
oooohla123 1 year ago
@oooohla123 NUH UH! ;)
meginmd 1 year ago
This is a background music used by HKEAA for Hong Kong certificate of education exam.
qkw24 1 year ago
love this tune, there is a really annoying icecream van that plays this by my house. kills the tune. :(
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Just lovely! :)
ctmjmj 1 year ago
Just lovely! :)
ctmjmj 1 year ago
The quality might not be the best, but it scores more than full points for content and 'design'.
Shrimpo1919191919 1 year ago
Great music but mediocre video
lovemetu 1 year ago
In Fact, I love greensleeves all my life. I really really thank you for that beautiful video. It helped me to write an important letter. Many thanks
Pagali24 1 year ago
Ice Cream Van FTW
CopyriteInfringement 1 year ago
Gorgeous TWT I love it!
Lymun16 1 year ago
I always associate this music with the beautiful hills in north Northumberland.
NormanDargue1933 1 year ago
oh amazing just amazing..
azealkmar 1 year ago 2
This is Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on Greensleeves.
lewars1912 2 years ago 4
It is truly amazing how passionate a piece can be if you take the time to listen to such lush and beauty =;]
shadowave81 2 years ago 3
briliant
SIEBEGORMEN 2 years ago 2
So evocative of the British countryside. And sorry to sink into petty nationalism but it makes me so proud to be a Brit.
Caracalla23 2 years ago 20
don't apologize, nothing wrong with being proud of your country man.
Midnight722 2 years ago 3
Doesn't matter. I'm also proud to be Dutch. And I agree; England is a beautiful country. Be proud of yourself, but not so proud that it comes to a conflict with others:)
larbo1616 1 year ago 6
@Caracalla23 Nationalism is the belief that your country is better than any other for no reason. Pride in your country is an entirely different matter. If Vaughan Williams had been born in my country I'd be very proud as well.
Midnight722 1 year ago
@Midnight722 What if we've got a good reason to believe we are better than the others. I wouldn't give up my crappy council house in blighty for all the money in the world if it meant i had to leave
hugh3sy7 1 year ago
@hugh3sy7 then that's pride, and there's nothing wrong with it.
Midnight722 1 year ago
@Caracalla23 Like every country, Britain has it good & not-so-good things. The beautiful countryside and VW's 'evocation' certainly belong to the top of the Good Things. So happy indulging! ;-) Sam
I am not British by the way, but i love Britain, it's nature & yes, i took VW with me while cycling there... talking about indulging...
samopdrift 1 year ago
@Caracalla23 Not nationalism, patriotism. This beautiful music makes you proud of who you are, there is nothing petty about that. Now if it made you want to go out and force others to do what Britain does, THEN it would make you a nationalist.
thebigJM92 1 year ago
@thebigJM92 Sadly Jim I belong to a generation when the two were indivisable. I feel I was "encouraged" to feel guilty about Empire (something which was all but dead by 1963, when I was born) and when patriotism was essentially regarded as imperialistic.
Caracalla23 1 year ago
@Caracalla23 It's true that there was a violent reaction to patriotism in all forms then, an understandable backlash to the moves of the past (when people looked back with hindsight rather than looking at it as a Victorian) but we have seen the unfortunate consequences of that. If the mainstream do not re-claim patriotism then the far-right nationalists will continue to have a monopoly whilst many normal people feel alienated from the political system, breeding discord and division.
thebigJM92 1 year ago
@Caracalla23 And then there was the fear that patriotism could lead to fascism and National Socialism. But, while understandable, it was an overreaction. For a start the British people have never been militaristic enough to follow Germany into NS, and we are a country too old and established to follow Italy (which was only 60 years old) into fascism. We also naturally have a mild temperament and are more willing to be conciliatory.
thebigJM92 1 year ago
@Caracalla23 Just think how remarkably violence free our country has been over the past 300 years or so. Since the Glorious Revolution (instigated by Parliament!) there has been relative peace, France has got through a monarchy and about 5 Republic's! And then look at our patriotic music. Does this song make you want to invade somewhere else? Does Jerusalem? Or even I Vow to Thee My Country? They make you feel proud, but not aggressive. Then compare that to the marches of old Germany
thebigJM92 1 year ago
@Caracalla23 Nothing petty about nationalism; it has caused problems since the concept of the nation originated.Britain, as other nations, did a good things AND bad things. Britain has no corner on good scenery. I'm a Brit too (Ex pat) and am really pleased that the Lib Dems are now part of the government. Finally you guys are making some sense. Aled
ifuliki 1 year ago
@ifuliki
Eh? Your glad a bunch of loons and hypocrites are running our country?
Thanks a lot!
ignorantpom 1 year ago
@ignorantpom I cannot respond. You will have to be more specific.
Britain is in a mess and you can blame anybody but the LibDems since they only recently became part of the governmenr. Right?
Aled
ifuliki 1 year ago
@ifuliki
The Lib Dems got all their votes on a platform that has now been burned and swept into the gutter.
Every major policy has been forgotten for a few cabinet jobs. They're a disgrace.
ignorantpom 1 year ago
@Caracalla23 No need to be sorry. I am proud too! Haha.
MatthewJWWilliams 1 year ago
@Caracalla23 It's just this weird world, patriots loving their nation labelled as nationalists. Be proud of what you are. We used to say "God, Family, Homeland"
szellajos 10 months ago
@Caracalla23 Dont be sorry. It is not 'petty nationalism' to love your country. I love England very deeply but it doesnt mean I am agressive towards others or wish to denigrate their countries.
pogmathon100 5 months ago
Definitely one of the most beautiful and lush orchestral pieces ever composed.
nickmaestro 2 years ago 2
When i was in band in 9th grade we played this song at our christmas concert. Ever since then I have loved it. It is a beautiful song and it was a joy to play it. I will admit though that our band could never play it as well as he could. But, we didn't ruin it either. This is a beautiful video though.
mandar93del 2 years ago 5
Thankyou glad it brought back nice memories .
trichoone 2 years ago
stupid video but good song
xarnabis 1 year ago
@mandar93del ironically, i`m in 9th grade and we played this song too and at our xmas concert. :D
destroyer087 1 year ago
Beautiful.
RobertMProductions 2 years ago
I've got the transcription for organ in Oxford's book of wedding music and unfortunately the arrangement is reduced. The missing part is the fantasia, which I realised after listening to the original version. Any suggestion leading to the complete version for organ?
contreviolone32 2 years ago
Am playing the solos on violin in about 2 hours! Love this piece!
FR665XN 2 years ago
Wow. just wow... only a desert inhabitant like me know the best how green lands are a joyful sight...
Fantasia on Greensleeves is my all time favorite classical piece ever... the first time I heard it I kept on repeating the track more than 50 times... it is amazing..
Thanks for the video.. I love this green color everywhere
ramsesthethird2 2 years ago
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england is green, you've got that right.
it's also boring, the people are miserable and tehy never look you in the eye.
eeClaytonification 2 years ago
Claytonification- They probably don't look at you because you're of no consequence,or ugly.
adventussaxonum 2 years ago 2
@eeClaytonification
Lol. If England is boring my dear, then I am John Lenon
Boultbeemx 2 years ago
yes if you live in LONDON. Come to MANCHESTER.
220392123 2 years ago 2
At the time, the word "green" had sexual connotations, most notably in the phrase "a green gown", a reference to the way that grass stains might be seen on a lady's dress if she had made love outside.
An alternative explanation is that Lady Green Sleeves was, as a result of her attire, incorrectly assumed to be immoral. Her "discourteous" rejection of the singer's advances supports the contention that she is not.
nurseyk8b 2 years ago
@nurseyk8b The Americans also use to sing a song with the words "green gown" in the mexican war. That is why they were later called "greengos", in spanish Gringos.
English music is like blood in my body
Boultbeemx 2 years ago
@Boultbeemx .... Interesting, I have always understood that they sang another English folk song called 'Green Grows the Rushes O' amd thats where the word Gringos comes from.
SialiaSialis1 11 months ago
When I found out that I was playing Fantasia on Greensleeves, I was so excited because when I first heard the song I was very very pleased. Thanks so much for posting this wonderful video
TheCrazychick07 2 years ago 17
This song is a tribute to a prostitute! look it up!
starwriter 2 years ago
beautiful.
VenomousSixx 2 years ago
Beautiful. Amazing talent, this guy really had amazing talent.
yaoiluvr007 2 years ago
This is so beautiful in honor of fall - this lovely autumn walk to such a soothing beautiful song! It makes me appreciate the autumn season even more...
Torkeru 2 years ago
Bitter joy when your loved one leaves you for good... Anger & joy... Sadness... Yearning, and finally... You are over with it...
I don't recommend heavy drinking while listening these master pieces... You'll just break your heart...
grebnu 2 years ago
i dont see where the joy comes into it.
JIMMYISFAT666 2 years ago
Sorrow carries the seeds of joy, and vice versa. There is no pure joy without sorrow, and vice versa. They are fruits of the same vine; one always leads back to the other.
chowderhead 2 years ago
Beautiful, a real taste of England when i hear this.
j0andc0 2 years ago 3
In reply to this, it does present a taste a mood of England. I really visualise this song with the countryside.
yaoiluvr007 2 years ago
Yes, i would as well.
j0andc0 2 years ago
I adore it!
cosmogirl007 2 years ago 3
I find this very relaxing. I think Vaughan Williams is brilliant for taking this medieval melody and making it sound so beautiful! I particularly enjoy the theme at 2:18
TheClassicalCritic 2 years ago
I've never heard Greensleeves in Melodic Minor before. V pretty.
martiniamorosi 2 years ago
I forgot how good this arrangement was!
A realy nice video but a shame it shows Autumn... this music always reminds me of Summer.
po7lk8p 2 years ago
So peaceful...
beautiful.
Why do people listen to Death Metal again?
JimiHendrixWasGod 2 years ago
Different moods :)
JIMMYISFAT666 2 years ago
It's believed to date back to the 16th century, but possibly the melody was popular in the medieval period
VinceV 2 years ago
Was für eine wunderschöne Melodie. Man kommt richtig ins träumen.
sylvischatz 2 years ago
The Original Greensleeves Dates Back To The Tudors =)
I Heard Henry Was Ment To Have Composed It For Anne Boleyn.... But Dont Think He Did
I Love It.... =) I Love The Tudor period Though :)
xx
georgina1790 2 years ago 2
It follows the Italian composition, which wasn't even introduced to England until after Henry VIII, plus other inconsistencies, so he didn't compose it.
MyOwnRejects 2 years ago
There was no proof of that, and theres no name to that fact either.
This is an English piece through and through and wikipedias envying wont change that fact.
j0andc0 2 years ago
probably my all time favorite arrangement of this piece.
fluterific00 2 years ago 2
He didn't compose the theme itself, it's just his arrangement of a very old traditional folk tune.
grimoirecg 2 years ago 6
I know this song and I know Ralph Vaughan Williams, but I never knew he was the one how composed this. It is beautiful..
Schaduwmeisje93 2 years ago
i love this song beautifule
smileyvirginia 2 years ago
nice
davidinfo13 2 years ago
The middle section of this work, since it was asked, is indeed an English folk song by the name of "Lovely Joan". I'm sure you can find much about it on the internet. I know the tune (great lyrics, too -somewhat racy) from a small book of folk songs collected and edited by Ralph Vaughan Williams, himself.
kitcoach 2 years ago
The tune of greensleeves became populare in the netherlands around the same time if i remember. I know i heared a dutch version of it somewhere on youtube.
croscream 3 years ago
Can someone send me this file too =)?
legendkiller0715 3 years ago
Can anybody help me here?
What is the second tune that Vaughn Williams built into this fantasia?
It has puzzled me for years,it is such a beautiful tune and sounds like an old Englash folksong.
Any suggestions?
Thanks Trichoon for this lovely film.
sandgrownen 3 years ago
Tricho, this is mean!
As if my longing for Jerusalem, England, My lionheart wasn't bad enough already!
swedo23 3 years ago 2
Absolutely Brilliant
gar32390 3 years ago
Makes me crave a Snickers for some reason. Hehe
MyceliaProductions42 3 years ago
you've made me crave a Snickers now
BENebuchadnezzar 3 years ago
why?just asking(^_^)
stinkypepe 2 years ago
haha, someone else commented 'Iyou've made me crave a snickers now' and I replied =]
BENebuchadnezzar 2 years ago
wonderful
shunyatafield 3 years ago
Where's there an MP3 of this? I wanna download it to my PSP. It's great.
YoshiAngemon 3 years ago 2
I can send you the file if you like :)
thelightisahead 3 years ago
Please do.
YoshiAngemon 3 years ago
Okies, if you send me your e-mail address in a message then I'll send it asap :)
thelightisahead 3 years ago
Check your inbox. I sent you a message with my email address listed.
YoshiAngemon 3 years ago
i can send it to you
shunyatafield 3 years ago
Beautiful music: )Thanks for sharing.
faithhopelove1993 3 years ago 2
This was on the aeroplane flight i had to New Zealand, and imagine looking at that magical scenerey with this song. it was perfection. I have never had a moment as beautiful in my entire life. Thanks for uploading!!
krussell123 3 years ago 4
very pretty!!
Have you ever heard the version by bernstein??
Thanks for the upload. Where is that?
HumanGrinder 3 years ago
This song is absolutely breathtaking. We're playing it in our school orchestra and I play principal flute, so I get the big solo- I'm so excited!
iluvlola4 3 years ago
it is a beautiful tune good luck with your solo
trichoone 3 years ago
thanks:-)
iluvlola4 3 years ago
i would love to play this in band but then our band would mercilessly butcher it into an out of tune flutey mess... =/ I WANT A BETTER BAND!
anyways... i really like this version of the piece
polyopulis 3 years ago 2
i always have a headache but if i listen to this music, i don't have it anymore such..... i don't have any words for it
lordilotr2 3 years ago 2
This is hands down the best version. Thanks for uploading it, I've been looking for it everywhere.
Skarloey123 3 years ago
you,re welcome glad you like it .
trichoone 3 years ago
Close your eyes and dream of heaven, this is one great piece of music, it says home sweet home wherever you are, thank you for posting this video
jonny7classics 3 years ago 4
this is such gorgeously beautiful music, almost like a throwback to earlier, simpler times
nakedBison69 3 years ago 2
Beautiful scenery, am I right in guessing that this somewhere in the West Country? The South West of England?
Kopsinger 3 years ago
Very nice, thanks for doing us a service and uploading this.
Fr33artist 3 years ago
thankyou you are very welcome .
trichoone 3 years ago
This video is a bit silly but Greensleeves is always beautiful...
But the video was like: I was just expecting some guy in front of the camera shouting something strange...!
DarthMessias 3 years ago
LOL..YOUR comment is "a bit silly"!!!
This is a traditional English Folk tune so the video is of a traditional English Country scene,this time set in Autumn or "The Fall"...whats silly about that,My Friend???:)
Isleofskye 3 years ago
thankyou isleofskye .
trichoone 3 years ago
really enjoyed this, great stuff.
adger42 3 years ago
thankyou .
trichoone 3 years ago
Absolutely blooming briliant...thanks for sharing this piece with us..
jonny7england 3 years ago
once again thankyou my friend .
trichoone 3 years ago
Very, very, nice. A+ camera work.
Urineculture 3 years ago 3
Nice video. Where was it filmed?
coleor 3 years ago
I love it
Good job on the video :)
Insanelycoolprincess 3 years ago 27
thankyou Princess glad you liked it .
trichoone 3 years ago
Thank you for posting the video! Vaughan Williams, Frederick Delius and Edward Elgar are the 3 musical pillars of English romanticism; yes, E. Elgar, too. Vaughan Williams brought the English folk tunes to the concert halls on the continent! I remember the first time I heard "Seventeen come Sunday" as a 12 year old boy in Germany under Hitler, when it was forbidden to listen to Radio London. It was in a transmission for the German youth by Hugh Carlton Green.
ImHerbst 3 years ago 23
you are welcome it is beaytiful music although the Lark ascending is my all time favourite and how amazing that music in the end will be heard what ever the ban it even enhances it as with the bag pipes which were once banned in Scotland . trichoone .
trichoone 3 years ago
trichoone:
Thank you very much for mentioning "The Lark Ascending". I had it on a CD, played by "The New Queen's Hall Orchestra" under Barry Wordsworth. Now I "stole" it from YouTube. Thank you for your work!
ImHerbst 3 years ago