THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

From R. Vaughan Williams,
10, Hanover Terrace,
Regents Park,
London, N.W.1

August 19th 1958.

Dear Martin,
I like God’s Grandeur very much.¹  The only place I am doubtful about are the “wrong notes” (E flat against E natural) near the end.  You are to good and great a composer to have to resort to that sort of thing.  I like the little anthem as well, but not quite so much.
I do hope you are getting on well now.
Love to Joan
yrs
RVW¹

1.  God’s Grandeur for mixed voices and organ, words by Gerard Manley Hopkins was published by OUP in 1948.
2.  The quotation marks, final greeting and signature added by VW.