For voice and piano.
The sky above the roof mabel dearmer.
I sincerely hope this recording offers.
Percy dearmer who co edited the english hymnal with vaughan williams in 1904 1906.
Dearmer asked the composer to do the setting for use in her play nan pilgrim and he complied but very reluctantly.
1908 librettist mabel dearmer 1872 1915 after paul verlaine 1844 1896 language english average duration avg.
Also set in english a translation by mabel white dearmer 1872 1915.
Title composer vaughan williams ralph.
The melodious note arrangement of the sky above the roof ranges from pianissimo very soft mellow notes to forte loud notes carrying the player and the audience through an array of vivid emotions.
Vaughan williams scored the song for voice and piano and marked it lento.
A life is here simple and fair murmurs of strife are here lost in the air why dost thou weep.
The sky above the roof.
The sky above the roof ralph vaughan williams words by mabel dearmer after paul verlaine.
1914 for tenor and piano or strings with viola obbligato.
1909 the sky above the roof music words by mabel dearmer from the french of verlaine.
Based on the words of paul verlaine the original poem below this beautiful folk like melody creates a quintessential english atmosphere and draws strongly on the research and collection of traditional folk song undertaken by ralph vaughan williams.
Text from the poem le ciel est pardessus le toit by paul verlaine 1844 1896.
The sky above the roof alt ernative.
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Lento year date of composition y d of comp.
Irv 76 key a minor movements sections mov ts sec s.
The translation is by mabel dearmer wife of the rev.
Translated by mabel dearmer.
The sky above the roof is calm and sweet a tree above the roof bends in the heat a bell from out the blue drowsily rings a bird from out the blue plaintively sings ah god.
The sky above the roof was composed by dearmer mabel.
