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Featured Letter
from Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958 to Goldsbrough, Arnold, 1892-1964
Letter No. VWL723
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Arnold Goldsbrough
Letter No.: VWL723
From R. Vaughan Williams.
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.
June 7 [1935]
Dear Arnold
Thank you so very much1. You have had more opportunities than most of finding out how little I know about music – so I appreciate your good wishes all the more.
Yours ever
RVW
1. For a letter of congratulation on VW’s being awarded the Order of Merit.
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Arnold Goldsbrough, keyboard player, conductor and teacher. He was at this time nearing the end of a period as organist of St Martin’s-in-the-Fields. Thereafter he founded the Goldsbrough Orchestra which later became the English Chamber Orchestra. -
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Citation:Cobbe 263
