威(wei)廉斯自(zi)幼學習鋼琴(qin)與(yu)(yu)小提琴(qin),曾入劍橋大學和(he)(he)皇家音樂(le)院,畢業后(hou)當了(le)教(jiao)堂的(de)琴(qin)手與(yu)(yu)合唱指揮。先后(hou)從師于布魯(lu)赫和(he)(he)拉威(wei)爾學作(zuo)曲(qu)。第一次世(shi)界大戰時(shi)入伍(wu),退役(yi)后(hou)一直在皇家音樂(le)院任(ren)教(jiao)。畢生謙(qian)遜地(di)工作(zuo),品格高尚(shang),待(dai)人真誠。深愛民(min)間(jian)音樂(le),曾入居(ju)鄉間(jian)收(shou)集(ji)民(min)歌,參(can)加農(nong)村的(de)節(jie)日和(he)(he)音樂(le)賽會,將人民(min)的(de)音樂(le)語匯融入自(zi)己的(de)創作(zuo),同(tong)時(shi)又向都鐸王期的(de)作(zuo)家和(he)(he)普塞爾的(de)音樂(le)吸取養料,逐(zhu)步形(xing)成(cheng)了(le)自(zi)己的(de)風格。
拉爾夫·沃(wo)恩·威廉(lian)斯(si)是屬于(yu)英(ying)(ying)(ying)國(guo)(guo)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de),就像小(xiao)(xiao)酒吧(ba)里擲飛鏢(biao)和王宮衛隊換班是屬于(yu)英(ying)(ying)(ying)國(guo)(guo)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)一樣。1872年10月12日誕生于(yu)格(ge)(ge)羅墨斯(si)特鄔的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)下安普(pu)勒,而(er)后(hou)成為(wei)聞(wen)名全世(shi)界的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)管風琴(qin)(qin)演奏者(zhe)和作曲家(jia),并特別(bie)致力于(yu)研究英(ying)(ying)(ying)國(guo)(guo)古樂(le)與(yu)民謠,將其(qi)轉化為(wei)新的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)英(ying)(ying)(ying)格(ge)(ge)蘭風格(ge)(ge),引導了英(ying)(ying)(ying)國(guo)(guo)音樂(le)廿世(shi)紀的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)復(fu)興(xing)。他(ta)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)音樂(le)有英(ying)(ying)(ying)國(guo)(guo)式的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)平易、幽默,精力充沛而(er)不失文雅(ya)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)格(ge)(ge)調。沃(wo)恩威廉(lian)斯(si)寫(xie)過(guo)幾乎所(suo)有形式的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)音樂(le):九首交響曲鋼琴(qin)(qin)、小(xiao)(xiao)提琴(qin)(qin),甚至豎笛協奏曲、彌(mi)撒曲、歌劇等(deng)等(deng)。此(ci)外,在一些很短的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)曲子(zi)中(zhong),你(ni)千萬不要錯過(guo)為(wei)小(xiao)(xiao)提琴(qin)(qin)與(yu)樂(le)團(tuan)而(er)寫(xie)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)浪漫曲 (The Lark Ascending) 及綠袖子(zi)幻想曲 (Fantasia on "Greensleeves")。
在五十多(duo)年間寫出來的(de)交(jiao)響曲中(zhong),最有名(ming)的(de)可能是稱為「倫敦」的(de)。這件(jian)作品(pin)寫于(yu)1913年,是屬于(yu)標題性的(de)。
Hugh the Drover或Love in the Stocks(1910-20)
Sir John in Love(約翰爵(jue)士談戀愛1924-28),即其創作之綠袖(xiu)子主題幻想曲的來源。
The Poisoned Kiss(1927-29,修訂(ding)版為1936-37及1956-57)
Riders to the Sea(海(hai)上騎(qi)士、騎(qi)馬入(ru)海(hai)的人,1925-32),由約翰·米靈頓(dun)·辛奇(John Millington Synge)之(zhi)劇本改篇。
The Pilgrim's Progress(天路(lu)歷程,1909-51),基于約翰·本(ben)仁之(zhi)托(tuo)寓詩
Old King Cole(大王科(ke)爾(er),1923)
Job, a masque for dancing(假面舞劇《約伯》,1930)
《海洋(yang)交響曲》A Sea Symphony(1903-1909)
《倫敦交響曲》A London Symphony(1913)
《田園交響(xiang)曲》A Pastoral Symphony(1921)
f小(xiao)調第4號(hao)交響曲(1931-34)
D大調第(di)5號交響曲(qu)(1938-43)
e小(xiao)調(diao)第(di)6號交響曲(1946-47)
《南極(ji)交響曲》Sinfonia Antartica(1949-52)(基于Scott of the Antarctic這套(tao)1948年(nian)的電影)
d小調第(di)8號交響曲(1953-55)
e小(xiao)調第9號交響曲(1956-57)
《在郊野的沼澤上》In the Fen Country(1904)
《第(di)1諾福克幻想曲》Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1(1906,1914修(xiu)訂(ding))
《黃蜂(feng)》The Wasps,阿里斯(si)托芬式組(zu)曲(1909)
《泰利斯主題幻想曲》Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis(1910,1913及1919修訂(ding))
《綠袖(xiu)子幻想(xiang)曲》Fantasia on "Greensleeves"(1934)
《迪夫與(yu)拉沙羅的(de)五(wu)個變奏曲》Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus(1939)
《大(da)協奏曲》Concerto Grosso(1950)
鋼琴
C大調(diao)鋼琴協奏曲(1926-31)
雙鋼琴(qin)協奏曲(qu)(1946,為(wei)上者之重(zhong)制)
小提琴
《云雀(que)高飛》The Lark Ascending,為小提琴和管弦(xian)樂所作(1914)
《學院協奏(zou)曲》Concerto Accademico,為小提(ti)琴和(he)管弦樂所作(1924-25)
中提琴
《田野之(zhi)花》Flos Campi(中提琴、無詞(ci)合唱團、小型(xing)樂隊)(1925)
《中提琴及(ji)小(xiao)型(xing)管弦樂套曲》Suite for Viola and Small Orchestra(1936-38)
雙(shuang)簧管協奏曲,a小調,(雙(shuang)簧管及弦樂器)(1944)
為(wei)鋼琴、合唱團和交(jiao)響(xiang)樂團所寫(xie)的《為(wei)詩篇(pian)104篇(pian)而寫(xie)的幻想曲(類近變奏曲)》Fantasia (quasi variazione) on the Old 104th Psalm Tune(1949)
為口琴及樂(le)隊所(suo)寫的《降D大調浪(lang)漫曲》Romance in D flat for harmonica and orchestra(1951)(為拉利阿德勒(le)Larry Adler所(suo)作)
f小調大號(hao)協奏曲(1954)
Toward the Unknown Region, song for chorus and orchestra, setting of Walt Whitman (1906)
Five Mystical Songs for baritone, chorus and orchestra, settings of George Herbert (1911)
Fantasia on Christmas Carols for baritone, chorus, and orchestra (1912; arranged also for reduced orchestra of organ, strings, percussion)
Mass in G小調 for unaccompanied choir (1922)
Sancta Civitas (The Holy City) oratorio, text mainly from the Book of Revelation (1923-25)
Te Deum in G (1928)
Benedicite for soprano, chorus, and orchestra (1929)
In Windsor Forest, adapted from the opera Sir John in Love (1929)
Three Choral Hymns (1929)
Magnificat for contralto, women's chorus, and orchestra (1932)
Five Tudor Portraits for contralto, baritone, chorus, and orchestra (1935)
Dona nobis pacem,沃特·衛(wei)特曼詞及其他(1936)
Festival Te Deum for chorus and orchestra or organ (1937)
Serenade to Music for sixteen solo voices and orchestra, a setting of Shakespeare (1938)
A Song for Thanksgiving (原作 Thanksgiving for Victory) for narrator, soprano solo, children's chorus, mixed chorus, and orchestra (1944)
An Oxford Elegy for narrator, mixed chorus and small orchestra (1949)
Three Shakespeare Songs ,為SATB沒有伴奏(zou)的,用作英聯邦國家音樂競賽 (The British Federation of Music Festivals National Competitive Festival ,1951)
Hodie, a Christmas oratorio (1954)
Folk songs of the Four Seasons for unaccompanied SSA chorus.
Epithalamion for baritone solo, chorus, flute, piano, and strings (1957)
Numerous hymns, some of which were first published in the English Hymnal of 1906, of which Vaughan Williams was the musical editor, collaborating with Percy Dearmer.
"Linden Lea",歌(1901)
The House of Life (1904)
Songs of Travel (1904)
"The Sky Above The Roof" (1908)
On Wenlock Edge, song cycle for tenor, piano and string quartet (1909)
Along the Field, for tenor and violin
Three Poems by Walt Whitman for baritone and piano (1920)
Four Poems by Fredegond Shove: for baritone and piano (1922)
Four Hymns for Tenor, Viola and Strings (1914)
Merciless Beauty for tenor, two violins, and cello
Four Last Songs (Vaughan Williams)|Four Last Songs to poems of Ursula Vaughan Williams
Ten William Blake|Blake songs, song cycle for high voice and oboe (1957)
c小(xiao)調弦(xian)樂五重奏(小(xiao)提(ti)琴(qin)(qin)(qin)、中(zhong)提(ti)琴(qin)(qin)(qin)、大(da)提(ti)琴(qin)(qin)(qin)、低(di)音提(ti)琴(qin)(qin)(qin)及鋼琴(qin)(qin)(qin))(1903)
g小調第(di)1弦(xian)樂四重奏(1908)
a小調第2弦樂四重(zhong)奏(1942-44)
《五重奏幻想曲》Phantasy Quintet(2小(xiao)提(ti)琴、中(zhong)提(ti)琴及2大提(ti)琴)(1912)
《六首英國民歌練習曲》Six Studies in English Folk-Song(大提(ti)琴(qin)及鋼琴(qin))(1926)
《三首(shou)以威爾士曲調而寫成的前(qian)奏曲》Three Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes(管(guan)風琴)(1956)
為中提琴(qin)及鋼琴(qin)的(de)浪漫(man)曲(日子(zi)不詳(xiang))
Three Preludes on Welsh Hymntunes (Bryn Calfaria, Rhosymedre, Hyfrydol) (1920)
A Wedding Tune for Ann (1943)
Two Organ Preludes (The White Rock, St. David's Day) (1956)
The Old Hundredth Psalm-Tune (?)
49th Parallel, 1940, his first, talked into it by Muir Mathieson to assuage his guilt at being able to do nothing for the war-effort
Coastal Command (film)|Coastal Command, 1942[3]
BBC接(jie)納了The Pilgrim's Progress, 1942
The People's Land, 1943
The Story of a Flemish Farm, 1943
Stricken Peninsula, 1945
The Loves of Joanna Godden, 1946
Scott of the Antarctic (1948 film)|Scott of the Antarctic, 1948, partially reused for his Symphony No. 7 Sinfonia Antartica
《英國民(min)歌組曲》"English Folk Song Suite"(1923)
Toccata Marziale for military band (1924)
Flourish for Wind Band (1939)
Sea Songs
Overture: Henry V for brass band
Variations for brass band (1957)