The Running Set

Composer: VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Ralph
  • Written in 1933, The Running Set is a British folk dance medley for orchestra. As of the 1930s, the dance could still be found in some areas of the U.S., but had disappeared from England.
  • Vaughan Williams wrote the piece for the 1934 National Folk Dance Festival at the Royal Albert Hall.
  • The four traditional tunes featured in The Running Set are:
    1. Barrack Hill
    2. The Blackthorn Stick
    3. Irish Reel
    4. Cock o’ the Noth1

Sources

  1. “The Running Set,” Oxford University Press Music, accessed April 15, 2026, https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-running-set-9780193693401?cc=us&lang=en&#.

Cut IDs

20262