THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Dorking

Wednesday [early 1940s]

My most sweet and darling of all possible Jeans
Your fan letter has fanned my heart to flame – yes please let me come on Friday – I have to be at Marylebone High Street at 3.0 – So I ought to get to you well by 4.0 – and that would give us time for a little This and That before tea?
I love to think that I have rung the bell with you – even if only once or twice it will mean that I have not lived in vain.
About the Tallis Tune – yes it comes a lot into the P.P.¹ I originally arranged it years ago for string orchestra for a dramatic version of P.P.² – out of that grew the Fantasia – so it seemed obvious to use it again when it was so suitable
All my love
Uncle Ralph

1. VW’s opera Pilgrim’s Progress.
2. The ‘dramatic version’ mentioned was composed as incidental music in 1906.