Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM (1872–1958) was an influential English composer. Read Full Bio ↴Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM (1872–1958) was an influential English composer.
Vaughan Williams was born on 12th October 1872 in Down Ampney, a village in the Cotswolds. After attending Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he became a student at the Royal College of Music; he later studied with Max Bruch in Berlin and Maurice Ravel in Paris.
He served as a lieutenant in World War I, having volunteered for the Field Ambulance Service; the appalling carnage affected him deeply, as did the deaths of close friends such as George Butterworth.
He wrote nine symphonies between 1910 and 1958, as well as numerous other works including chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was also one of the first serious collectors of English folk music and served as president of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS). The Society's Vaughan Williams Memorial Library is named for him.
Vaughan Williams died on 26th August 1958, and his ashes are interred in Westminster Abbey.
Vaughan Williams was born on 12th October 1872 in Down Ampney, a village in the Cotswolds. After attending Charterhouse School and Trinity College, Cambridge, he became a student at the Royal College of Music; he later studied with Max Bruch in Berlin and Maurice Ravel in Paris.
He served as a lieutenant in World War I, having volunteered for the Field Ambulance Service; the appalling carnage affected him deeply, as did the deaths of close friends such as George Butterworth.
He wrote nine symphonies between 1910 and 1958, as well as numerous other works including chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was also one of the first serious collectors of English folk music and served as president of the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS). The Society's Vaughan Williams Memorial Library is named for him.
Vaughan Williams died on 26th August 1958, and his ashes are interred in Westminster Abbey.
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056 Studies in English Folksong (Version for Cello & Piano): No. 3, Larghetto "Van Dieman's Land"Ralph Vaughan WilliamsRalph Vaughan Williams
07Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending: Opening (Excerpt)Ralph Vaughan WilliamsRalph Vaughan Williams
106 Studies in English Folksong (Version for Cello & Piano): No. 4, Lento "She Borrowed Some of Her Mother's Gold"Ralph Vaughan WilliamsRalph Vaughan Williams
13Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending, for Violin and Orchestra (Excerpt, Opening)Ralph Vaughan WilliamsRalph Vaughan Williams
156 Studies in English Folksong (Version for Cello & Piano): No. 2, Andante sostenuto "Spurn Point"Ralph Vaughan WilliamsRalph Vaughan Williams
16Vaughan Williams: Job, a Masque for Dancing, Scene 9: EpilogueRalph Vaughan WilliamsRalph Vaughan Williams
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