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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.
Apr 12, 2024 · Subjects Of Study: folk music. 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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Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) is one of the most important composers of the 20th century. Drawing on the influences of English folk song and Tudor polyphony, Ralph succeeded at reviving British music during a career that spanned over six decades. Life and Music
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A Short Biography. Ralph Vaughan Williams was not only a composer of the utmost importance for English music but also one of the great symphonists of the 20th century. He was born on 12 October 1872 in the Cotswold village of Down Ampney, where his father was vicar. Antecedents included the interconnected families of Wedgwood and Darwin.
Oct 12, 2022 · By David Allen. Oct. 12, 2022. Ralph Vaughan Williams understood what his fate was likely to be. “Every composer cannot expect to have a worldwide message, but he may reasonably expect to...
Leith Hill Place. The Robin’s Nest. Back in the early 1880s, Ralph was passionate about architecture. He read books about Norman and Gothic buildings and in 1883 received a much treasured Christmas present from his mother, the Pictorial Architecture of the British Isles.
Sep 9, 2022 · ‘A nonconformist with a conservative’s regard for tradition’: Ralph Vaughan Williams at 150. He has long been the nation’s favourite composer, but there’s more to him than The Lark. As he...
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Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5; Overture "The Wasps"
1998
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music; Dona Nobis Pacem
1993
Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover [Original Cast Recordings]
1993
Vaughan Williams Live, Vol. 3
2022
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Dona Nobis Pacem
2007
Holst: The Planets; Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 4
1990
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