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| Era | 20th century |
| Birth - Death | October 12, 1872 – August 26, 1958 |
| Summary | Ralph Vaughan Williams was an influential English composer of symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was also an important collector of English folk music and song. Vaughan Williams is a central figure in British music because of his long career as teacher, lecturer and friend to so many younger composers and conductors. His writings on music remain thought-provoking, particularly his oft-repeated call for everyone to make their own music, however simple, as long as it is truly their own. |
| Video | Tallis Fantasia |
| More Information | The RVW Society - Official Vaughan Williams society, founded in 1994. Vaughan Williams Memorial Library Online Ralph Vaughan Williams web site maintained by Jaron Collis at The Queen’s University of Belfast Ralph Vaughan Williams - Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at the Classical Music Pages with biography, photo, chronology, and related composer links. Ralph Vaughan Williams - Karadar dictionary entry with life, photos, noted works, and MIDI audio sample. Classical Music Archives: Vaughan Williams - Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Complete files offered in MIDI format. Ralph Vaughan Williams - Free scores in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki) 1956 audio interview with Vaughan Williams on his editing of the English Hymnal (from the BBC) Listen to free recordings of Lord, thou hast been our refuge and Linden Lea from Coro Nostro, a mixed chamber choir based in Leicester, UK. Ralph Vaughan Williams listing at the IMDB Article about Tony Palmer's 2007 film, 'O thou transcendent' Ralph Vaughn Williams - Brief biographical sketch, caricature, comments on stage, vocal and choral, and orchestral music, and Naxos discography. Hymnuts: Ralph Vaughan Williams - Brief biography; list of hymns included in the Lutheran Book of Worship from Hymnuts Ralph Vaughan Williams - His life and works by Wikipedia Ralph Vaughan Williams - Life, biography, compositions, sheet music, recordings, CDs, books. |
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