"The toughest thing about success is that
you've got to keep on being a success."
AUTHOR: Irving Berlin
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
"It is easier to attain success than to keep it because no
one wants to go backwards once they have been on top."
"It is easier to attain success than to keep it because no
one wants to go backwards once they have been on top."
COMPOSER:
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
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| http://www.catholicwebphilosopher.com/2012/03/it-isnt-simply-our-possessions-but-what.html |
FIVE VARIANTS OF
DIVES AND LAZARUS
for Strings and Harp
Leopold Stokowski, Conductor
CBS Radio Orchestra, 1954
DIVES AND LAZARUS
for Strings and Harp
Leopold Stokowski, Conductor
CBS Radio Orchestra, 1954
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| Lazarus and Dives, illumination from the Codex Aureus of Echternach Top panel: Lazarus at the rich man's door Middle panel: Lazarus' soul is carried to Paradise by two angels; Lazarus in Abraham's bosom Bottom panel: Dives' soul is carried off by two devils to Hell; Dives is tortured in Hades |
FIVE VARIANTS OF
DIVES AND LAZARUS
for Strings and Harp
David Willcocks, Conductor
Jacques Orchestra
DIVES AND LAZARUS
for Strings and Harp
David Willcocks, Conductor
Jacques Orchestra
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| Dives and Lazarus: Raising of Lazarus |
Based on a 16th Century English folk-tune,
scored for harp (preferably two) and string
orchestra this piece is about the well-known
parable of of the rich man and Lazarus
(also called the Dives and Lazarus or Lazarus
and Dives) told by Jesus in Luke 16:19-31.
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| http://spacebus2.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/child-ballad-056-dives-and-lazarus/ |
"Dives and Lazarus" is a parable, a moral story,
told by Jesus about a rich man (Dives) and a poor
man (Lazarus). In the story, Lazarus comes up to
Dives' house and begs for food. After multiple
refusals by Dives to provide Lazarus with anything
to eat and even outright attacking him, Lazarus
dies. In death, Lazarus is rewarded a positive after-
life in Heaven, whereas when Dives eventually
dies, he is sent to Hell for his actions.
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| Bonifazio de'Pitati: The Parable of the Rich Man's Feast (Dives and Lazarus) |
Child Ballad #056
Maddy Prior, Vocals
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| http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/american-traditional-chords/dives_and_lazarus.htm |
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Hieronymous Francken II (The Younger);
Lazarus in the House of the Rich Man (Belgium, 1610)
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Vaughan-Williams first came across the
As he recollected,
"I had that sense of recognition;
here's something which I have known all my life,
only I didn't know it."
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Dives and Lazarus: 19th Century Wall Painting
Rila Monastery, Bulgaria
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Over the next 40 years he found different
versions of the same tune, sometimes
under different names, such as
"The Star of the County Down"
versions of the same tune, sometimes
under different names, such as
"The Star of the County Down"
THE STAR OF
THE COUNTRY DOWN
Loreena Mckennitt, Vocals
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| http://www.8notes.com/scores/6457.asp |
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| http://ztopics.com/Star%20of%20the%20County%20Down/ |
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| Vincent Van Gogh: La Résurrection de Lazare (d’après Rembrandt) |
as it was known in Ulster, Northern Ireland.
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| Giotto: Raising of Lazarus |
Forty-six years later, when the British Council
approached him to compose something to
represent English music at the
and Vaughan Williams came up with the Five
Variants of Dives and Lazarus which are not
really a set of variations in the conventional
sense but, as Vaughan-Williams describes them,
"reminiscences of various versions."
They demonstrate his ability to incorporate simple
folk melodies into almost symphonic creations.
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| Lodewyk Toeput (Ludovico Pozzoserrato): Dives and Lazarus |
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Jacopo Bassano: The rich man and Lazarus
(De rijke man en de arme Lazarus), 1700
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| Pictorial Bible of the Abbey of St. Bertin France (St. Omer): The Rich Man Pleading with Abraham- Lazarus in Abe's Bosom, ca. 1190-1200 |
DIVES AND LAZARUS
LISTENING TASK
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| Marten de Vos: Dives and Lazarus |
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| The Paradox of Dives and Lazarus |
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| Dives and Lazarus Panel 03, Poitiers Bay Cathedral |
DIVES AND LAZARUS
AS CHRISTMAS MUSIC
MORE PAINTINGS
CONCERNING THE STORY OF
DIVES AND LAZARUS
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| Tintoretto: Dives and Lazarus, 1540's |
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| Gustave Dore: Lazarus and the Rich Man |
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| Gustave-Moreau: TheWicked Rich and the Poor Lazarus |
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| Dives and Lazarus: 19th Century Wall Painting |
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| Book of Hours: The Rich Man Pleads with Abraham, 1495-1505 |
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| Chris Dare: The Rich Man and Lazarus |
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| Huntingfield Psalter: Deaths and Reward of Lazarus and the Rich Man , 1212-1220 |
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| Anonymous: Rich Man and Lazarus, ca. 1610 |
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| Aldergrever: Dives and Lazarus |
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| Jean Bandol and Others: The Rich Man Pleading with Abraham |
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| Book of Hours France (Paris): The Rich Man at the Table- Lazarus at the Door, c.1475-1485 |
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| The Rich Man Pleading with Abraham |
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| Raising of Lazarus |
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| Duccio di Buoninsegna Maestа: The Raising of Lazarus (1308-1311) |
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| Raising of Lazarus |
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| Raising of Lazarus, 15th Century |
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| Caravaggio: The Raising of Lazarus, c 1608-1609 |
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| Juan Deflandes: The Raising of Lazarus |
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| Ouwater: Raising of Lazarus |
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| Piombo: Raising of Lazarus |
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| Rembrandt: Raising of Lazarus |
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| Gozzoli: Raising of Lazarus |