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Ralph Vaughan Williams OM (/ ˌ r eɪ f v ɔː n ˈ w ɪ l j ə m z / ⓘ RAYF vawn WIL-yəmz; 12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over sixty years.
Jun 4, 2024 · Ralph Vaughan Williams (born October 12, 1872, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England—died August 26, 1958, London, England) was an English composer in the first half of the 20th century, and the founder of the nationalist movement in English music.
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Orchestral suites by Ralph Vaughan-Williams. 01. The Wasps (Aristophanic suite) 00:00 Overture Entr'acte March Past of the Kitchen Utensils Entr'acte Ballet and Final Tableau 02. English Folk...
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Vaughan Williams was the musical editor of the English Hymnal of 1906, and the co-editor with Martin Shaw of Songs of Praise of 1925 and the Oxford Book of Carols of 1928, all in collaboration with Percy Dearmer. In addition to arranging many pre-existing hymn tunes and creating hymn tunes based on folk songs, he wrote several original hymn tunes:
Ralph Vaughan Williams was born in ‘The Vicarage’, in Down Ampney, on 12 October 1872. He was the third child of Arthur and Margaret Vaughan Williams. Arthur Vaughan Williams and Margaret Wedgwood married in 1866. Arthur was ordained vicar of All Saints church, Down Ampney, in 1868.
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![Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover [Original Cast Recordings]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 "Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover [Original Cast Recordings]")
Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover [Original Cast Recordings]
1993
Bach: St. Matthew Passion
2000
Vaughan Williams conducts Vaughan Williams
2002
Holst: The Planets; Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 4
1990
Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5; Overture "The Wasps"
1998
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music; Dona Nobis Pacem
1993
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