ABOUT THE LETTERS
Ralph Vaughan Williams’s correspondence - with his friends, family, pupils and fellow musicians - paints an intriguing portrait of the man, as well as providing fascinating insights into his major preoccupations: musical, personal and political.
The VWF database includes transcripts of over 5,000 items of annotated correspondence, fully indexed and searchable, which can all be read online. It includes all the letters of Ralph Vaughan Williams known to the editors and is an ongoing project. Find out more about the database.
The text of letters written by Ralph Vaughan Williams remains in the copyright of the Vaughan Williams Foundation and may not be further reproduced without the prior written consent of the Foundation.
Featured Letter
from Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958 to Borowski, Felix, 1872-1956
Letter No. VWL3141
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Felix Borowski
Letter No.: VWL3141
The White Gates,
Dorking, Surrey.
Telephone: Dorking 3055.
11th March, 1953
I enclose herewith a proof of some notes which I wrote for the first performance of my “Sinfonia”. They were originally written for the Huddersfield Society and I presume are their copyright, but I feel sure they will give you the necessary permission.
They are my copyright and that of the OUP – who I know will give permission.
(R. Vaughan Williams)
R Vaughan Williams
Mr. Borowski,
36, Bellevue Place,
Chicago 11,
ILL. U.S.A.
Encl.
-
To:
-
From:
-
Scribe:
-
Subject:
-
Musical Works:
-
Format:
-
General Notes:
Typewritten, signed, with lines of text crossed through and the last line added in the hand of VW.
-
Location Of Original:
-
Shelfmark:Felix Borowski Papers, Box 1, Folder 86
