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Ralph Vaughan Williams OM (/ ˌ r eɪ f v ɔː n ˈ w ɪ l j ə m z / ⓘ RAYF vawn WIL-yəmz; [1] [n 1] 12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over sixty years.
Oct 8, 2024 · Ralph Vaughan Williams (born October 12, 1872, Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England—died August 26, 1958, London, England) was an English composer in the first half of the 20th century, and the founder of the nationalist movement in English music.
Oct 11, 2022 · Ralph Vaughan Williams, the English ‘Lark Ascending’ composer, wrote ravishing orchestral and choral music – here are some of his greatest works.
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.
Ralph Vaughan Williams was born in ‘The 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.
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.
Here's our introduction to the great British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958). Master of a particular sort of pastoral atmosphere, Vaughan Williams often harnessed English folk music into his often transcendentally beautiful compositions.
The British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams is considered one of the greatest symphonic composers of the 20th century. Nevertheless, his works are rarely on the repertoire of German concert halls. October 2022 marks the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth.
Ralph Vaughan Williams was a central figure in the renaissance of English music that occurred in the first part of the 20th century. Read Full Biography.
Ralph Vaughan Williams, O.M. (b. 1872–d. 1958), was the leading English composer of his generation and one of the foremost symphonic composers of the 20th century.
