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''Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus'' is a work for harp and string orchestra by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The composition is based on the folk tune "Dives and Lazarus", one of the folk songs quoted in Vaughan Williams' ''English Folk Song Suite''.〔Michael Kennedy, ''The Works of Ralph Vaughan Williams'' (London: Oxford University Press, 1980), p. 278〕 Vaughan Williams composed the work on commission from the British Council to be played at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City. The first performance was by the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall on 10 June 1939, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult. The other works premiered on that occasion were Arthur Bliss's Piano Concerto in B-flat, and Arnold Bax's Symphony No. 7. Boult also directed the first UK performance in November 1939 in Bristol.〔Simon Heffer, ''Vaughan Williams''. Northeastern University Press (Boston, 2001), p. 98 (ISBN 1555534724).〕 The folk tune was also arranged by Vaughan Williams as a hymn tune "Kingsfold," appearing as "O Sing a Song of Bethlehem," in The English Hymnal as "I Heard the Voice of Jesus say," (no. 574 in the original 1906 edition). ==Sections== The structure, key and tempo markings for the work are as follows: * Introduction and Theme: ''Adagio'', B modal minor * Variant I: B modal minor * Variant II: ''Allegro moderato'', B modal minor * Variant III: D modal minor * Variant IV: ''L'istesso tempo'' * Variant V: ''Adagio'', B modal minor 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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