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Ralph Vaughan Williams

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Born
12 October 1872
Born In
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Died
26 August 1958 (aged 85)
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… read more
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 lat… read more
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 serve… read more

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1 6 Studies in English Folksong (Version for Cello & Piano): No. 3, Larghetto "Van Dieman's Land" 6 Studies in English Folksong (Version for Cello & Piano): No. 3, Larghetto "Van Dieman's Land"
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2 Play track Greensleeves The Lark Ascending
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3 6 Studies in English Folksong (Version for Cello & Piano): No. 4, Lento "She Borrowed Some of Her Mother's Gold" 6 Studies in English Folksong (Version for Cello & Piano): No. 4, Lento "She Borrowed Some of Her Mother's Gold"
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4 Charterhouse Suite: Prelude Charterhouse Suite: Prelude
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5 Play track The Lark Ascending Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
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6 Play track VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasias / Norfolk Rhapsody / In the Fen Country / Concerto Grosso Fantasia on Greensleeves
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7 Suite for Viola & Small Orchestra: II. Carol Suite for Viola & Small Orchestra: II. Carol
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8 Vaughan Williams: Job & Variations for Orchestra Vaughan Williams: Job, a Masque for Dancing, Scene 9: Epilogue
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9 The Lark Ascending The Lark Ascending: I. Andante sostenuto
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10 Play track Phantasy Quintet / String Quartets nos. 1, 2 Phantasy Quintet: iii. Alla Sarabanda: Lento
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  1. 42,509 listeners

    9 Jul 2003 · 9 tracks

    VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasias / Norfolk Rhapsody / In the Fen Country / Concerto Grosso
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    Greensleeves
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    8 Apr 1997 · 10 tracks

    VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Job / The Lark Ascending
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  4. 17,298 listeners

    15 Apr 1997 · 8 tracks

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