THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.

Jan 27 [1940]

Dear Gerald

Your tune is beautiful¹ and Elsie² sang it divinely – I wish I c^d have seen you both after the show – but I had to rush off. I thought the orch v. good – & I believe the music suits the small orch: better than a big one – because it sounds more individual.
I am glad the Times (Howes?) saw the point.³
My love to Joyce
Yrs

RVW

1. Dies Natalis.
2. Elsie Suddaby.
3. Frank Howes was music critic of The Times newspaper, and had presumably written a review.