The Captain's Apprentice: Ralph Vaughan Williams and the Story of a Folk Song - Softcover

Davison, Caroline

 
9781529115109: The Captain's Apprentice: Ralph Vaughan Williams and the Story of a Folk Song
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1529115108 ISBN 13: 9781529115109
Verlag: Vintage, 2023

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***WINNER OF THE NEW ANGLE PRIZE FOR LITERATURE***
***WINNER OF THE HWA NON-FICTION AWARD***

A beautifully written exploration of the world of Edwardian folk music, and its influence on the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams

In January 1905 the young Vaughan Williams, not yet one of England's most famous composers, visited Norfolk to find folk songs 'from the mouths of the singers'. An old fisherman, James 'Duggie' Carter, performed 'The Captain's Apprentice', a brutal tale of torture sung to the most beautiful tune the young composer had ever heard.

With this transformational moment at its heart, the book traces the contrasting lives of the well-to-do composer and a forgotten cabin boy who died at sea, and brings fresh perspectives on folk-song collectors, the singers and their songs.

***AS READ ON BBC RADIO 4***

'A quirky, fascinating read. Davison excels in evoking English landscapes' Sunday Times

'Animated, entertaining... Presenting a richly complex picture of a subject that can all too easily be shrouded in a sentimental haze' Daily Telegraph

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Before becoming a writer, Caroline Davison worked as a conservationist in the heritage sector for thirty years. Her publications include a novel, The Pleasure Garden, and a number of non-fiction essays. Caroline also writes and performs music and has been a singer in various bands and choirs since the age of seventeen. She lives and works in Norfolk.

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Verlag
Vintage
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1529115108
ISBN 13 
9781529115109
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
400
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