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Ralph Vaughan Williams
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Ralph Vaughan Williams was a British composer, conductor, choreographer, organist, and pedagogue born in Down Ampney in 1872. He served in the British Army during World War I and was educated at Charterhouse School, Trinity College, and the Royal College of Music. His teachers included Charles Villiers Stanford, Hubert Parry, Walter Parratt, and Max Bruch. He taught students such as Joan Trimble, Gustav Holst, Ina Boyle, and Elizabeth Maconchy, and was employed by Birkbeck, University of London.
Vaughan Williams composed works in the genres of classical music, opera, and symphony, including Symphony No. 4, Symphony No. 5, Sir John in Love, and A Sea Symphony. Other notable works include Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis New Edition Score, Four Hymns, and Fantasia On 'Greensleeves'. He received the Albert Medal and the Order of Merit and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He died in London in 1958 and is buried at Westminster Abbey.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 98
Top works
- Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis New Edition Score
- Four Hymns
- Fantasia On 'Greensleeves'
- Some Thoughts On Beethoven S Choral Symphony
- National Music
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Film & TV
Famed English composer.
Known for
- The Passions of Vaughan Williams — Self (archive footage)2008
- Omnibus — Self1967
- The Dim Little Island — Narrator1949
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1872
- Active to
- 1958
Discography
- Fantasia for Double String Orchestra / Enigma Variation no. 71946
- Fantasia for Double String Orchestra / Overture to a Fairy Tale1946
- Concerto Accademico, IRV. 120 & Symphony no.4 in F Minor, IRV. 851969
- A Sea Symphony1970
- Greensleeves1970
- Symphonies no. 6 in E minor & no. 8 in D minor1970
- Symphony no. 5 / Serenade to Music1970
- 3 Portraits From “The England of Elizabeth” & Symphony no. 9 in E minor, IRV. 891971
- A London Symphony1971
- A London Symphony no.2, IRV. 411972
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- Listeners
- 494,830
- Total plays
- 3,286,136
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Ralph Vaughan Williams (12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal compositions, and orchestral works, including nine symphonies written over a period of more than sixty years. Influenced by Tudor music and English folk song, his compositions contributed to the development of a distinctively English style of classical music in the early 20th century. Vaughan Williams was born into a well-to-do family w
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ralph
- Family name
- Vaughan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Down Ampney
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Charterhouse School
- Employer
- Birkbeck, University of London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Sir John in Love
- Student of
- Charles Wood
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- organ
- Record label
- His Master's Voice
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- British Army
- Official website
- rvwsociety.com
- Image
- Ralph Vaughan Williams 1913.jpeg
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- place of burial
- Westminster Abbey
- Commons category
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- date of birth
- 1872-10-12
- date of death
- 1958-08-26
- topic's main category
- Category:Ralph Vaughan Williams
- student
- Elizabeth Maconchy
- Commons Creator page
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- name in native language
- Ralph Vaughan Williams
- relative
- Charles Darwin
- list of works
- list of compositions by Ralph Vaughan Williams
- related category
- Category:Compositions by Ralph Vaughan Williams
- P12674
- 535 Montague
- P12749
- Elisabeth of Wied
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Encyclopedic overview
Vaughan Williams c. 1920 Ralph Vaughan Williams (/ˌreɪf vɔːn ˈwɪljəmz/ RAYF vawn WIL-yəmz; 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. Strongly influenced by Tudor music and English folk-song, his output marked a decisive break in British music from its German-dominated style of the 19th century.
Vaughan Williams was born to a well-to-do family with strong moral views and a progressive social outlook. Throughout his life he sought to be of service to his fellow citizens, and believed in making music as available as possible to everybody. He wrote many works for amateur and student performance. He was musically a late developer, not finding his true voice until his late thirties; his studies in 1907–1908 with the French composer Maurice Ravel helped him clarify the textures of his music and free it from Teutonic influences.
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