| Description |
1 online resource (700 pages) |
| Contents |
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- Introduction -- 1 Earliest Letters (c.1895) to the Outbreak of the First World War: 1895-1914 -- 2 From the Beginning of the First World War until the Move to Dorking: 1914-1929 -- 3 From the Move to Dorking until the Outbreak of the Second World War: 1929-September 1939 -- 4 The Second World War: September 1939-May 1945 -- 5 From the Second World War to the Move Back to London: June 1945-15 September 1953 -- 6 From the Move Back to London until VW's Death: 15 September 1953-26 August 1958 -- LIST OF SOURCES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF WORKS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS -- GENRAL INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z |
| Summary |
This selection of 750 of Ralph Vaughan Williams' letters, introduced and annotated, provides insights on his early development, his own music and his views on the music of others, his political attitudes, especially to the two world wars, his close personal friendships, and his marriages. - ;The book comprises a selection of some 750 letters of the composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams, selected from an extant corpus of about 3,300. The letters are arranged chronologically and have been chosen to provide a cumulative pen-picture of the composer in his own words. In general the letters reflect VW's |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 648-650) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958 -- Correspondence
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| SUBJECT |
Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958 fast |
| Subject |
Composers -- England -- Correspondence
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical.
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MUSIC -- Reference.
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Composers
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England
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| Genre/Form |
Personal correspondence
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191555282 |
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0191555282 |
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