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      • Vaughan Williams was a collector of folk songs. He travelled all over England writing down songs sung to him by ordinary people. He 'saved' over 800 songs from extinction and many of these tunes found their way into his music. He's been described as 'the most important English composer of his generation'.
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      Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending - BBC Teach

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  3. www.classicfm.com › composers › vaughan-williamsRalph Vaughan Williams | Composer | Biography, music and facts

    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.

  4. www.classicfm.com › composers › vaughan-williamsVaughan Williams: 15 facts about the great composer

    • The young Ralph Vaughan Williams. Born in the village of Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, Ralph Vaughan Williams was related to Charles Darwin (Ralph's great-uncle) and the ceramics giant Josiah Wedgwood (his great-great-grandfather).
    • At the Royal College of Music. Vaughan Williams studied at the Royal College of Music in London, pictured, alongside Gustav Holst and Leopold Stokowski.
    • A Pilgrim's Progress. The composer's father Arthur was ordained vicar of All Saints church in Down Ampney, pictured. Despite being agnostic, Vaughan Williams edited The English Hymnal in 1904, composed some stunning Christian choral music, and wrote an opera of The Pilgrim’s Progress.
    • Vaughan Williams - A committed socialist. The composer never took his privileged background for granted and worked all his life for democratic and egalitarian ideals.

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  6. rvwsociety.com › short-biographyA Short Biography - Ralph Vaughan Williams Society

    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.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ralph_Vaughan_WilliamsRalph Vaughan Williams - Wikipedia

    Vaughan Williams is among the best-known British symphonists, noted for his very wide range of moods, from stormy and impassioned to tranquil, from mysterious to exuberant. Among the most familiar of his other concert works are Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (1910) and The Lark Ascending (1914).

  8. www.spectator.co.uk › article › vaughan-williams-sVaughan Williams’s genius is now beyond dispute - The Spectator

    The author draws on two great developments in Vaughan Williams studies since the turn of the century. The first is Hugh Cobbe’s magnificent initiative to publish the composer’s letters,...

  9. www.rcm.ac.uk › upbeat › articlesVaughan Williams: another perspective on the quintessentially ...

    Professor David Wright, RCM Professor of the Social History of Music, explores just how important an influence Vaughan Williams was for his students, particularly his resolute support for women composers – and how his liberated approach helped shape the musical landscape in Britain.

  10. www.bbc.co.uk › teach › ten-piecesRalph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending - BBC Teach

    Molly Rainford talks about why Vaughan Williams wrote for the violin and how he found inspiration in the world around him.

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