Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Ernst Roth

Letter No. VWL5265

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Ernst Roth

Letter No.: VWL5265

From R. Vaughan Williams,

10, Hanover Terrace,
Regent’s Park,

London, N.W.1.

November 2nd 1956.

Dear Dr Roth,

Thank you for your kind letter. I much enjoyed the Brass Band Festival, and I should very much like to accept the invitation to write for you with which you have honoured me. My only difficulty is that I have a good deal of work in hand at present, and the time you allow is a…

To:

Roth, Ernst, 1896-1971
From:

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958
Subject:

Brass band music
Format:

Letter
General Notes:

Typewritten, signed.

VW was invited by Ernest Roth to compose a work as a test piece for the national brass band festival for the following year; see VWL5262.
Location Of Original:

British Library
Shelfmark:

MS Mus. 1813/2/1/47/6

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