THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

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

Oct 26 [1953 or later]

Dear Dr Rauter

These arrangements seem to me very good – Effective, singable and not too difficult.
I have one or 2 suggestions for your consideration
I once loved – w^d this be better ½ a tone lower i.e. 4 #’s E major?
Minnelied – I am not quite happy about the harmony where I have marked it – the repeated ‘Bs’ in the 2nd alto? Also the final cadence?
Mazur – w^d the slow part be better in quavers & crotchets (easier to read?

These are mere suggestions
Yrs

R. Vaughan Williams