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  1. A comprehensive biography of the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), who wrote operas, ballets, symphonies, hymns and folk-song arrangements. Learn about his life, influences, works, legacy and personal relationships.

  2. Aug 22, 2024 · Learn about the life and achievements of Ralph Vaughan Williams, the founder of the nationalist movement in English music. Explore his orchestral, stage, chamber, vocal, and choral works, influenced by folk song and medieval scales.

  3. Oct 11, 2022 · Discover the best works of the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, who revived British music in the 20th century. From The Lark Ascending to The Pilgrim's Progress, explore his orchestral, choral and operatic masterpieces.

  4. Learn about the life and works of Ralph Vaughan Williams, one of the great symphonists of the 20th century and a pioneer of English folk music. Explore his influences, achievements, relationships, awards and legacy through words, music and memories.

  5. Ralph Vaughan Williams was born inThe 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Oct 12, 2022 · One critic wrote in the 1960s that Ralph Vaughan Williams “may turn out to be the most important symphonist of the century,” while also complaining about how seldom his works were performed...

  8. RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS OM 1958. and a small white stone adjoining his just gives the initials for his widow "UVW" with a cross. She was buried on 21 April 2008. Vaughan Williams was born on 12th October 1872 at Down Ampney in Gloucestershire, a son of the Reverend Arthur Vaughan Williams and his wife Margaret (Wedgwood).

  9. Learn about the life and works of the British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, who wrote nine symphonies and collected English folk songs. Discover his early masterpiece On Wenlock Edge, a song cycle based on poems by A. E. Housman, performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker in October 2022.

  10. Today marks the 150th birthday of one of England's most revered composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams, who is also widely beloved beyond Britain.A folksong expert who logged long trips collecting ...