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Featured Letter
from Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958 to Shaw, Martin, 1875-1958
Letter No. VWL4220
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Martin Shaw
Letter No.: VWL4220
From R. Vaughan Williams
10, Hanover Terrace,
Regents Park,
London, N.W.1.
July 2nd 1954.
Dear Martin,
I have been correcting the proofs of the carols, and I understand you have had your set to read too. I have read yours as well as mine. I have found one or two misprints, as doubtless you have. Will you add pace indications and metronome marks for yours? Or shall I take them out of mine? We must both do the same. I hope you will read my proofs as well as your own: some of mine are in an unholy mess, largely my copyist’s fault, but partly mine for not checking him carefully enough. Alan Frank wants a preface, and I send a draft for your approval. We shall of course, both have to sign it.
Our love to Joan,
yours,
RVW1
This is very business like, so in a rubric I record that I send my love to Martin, too. U.2
1. Initialled by VW.
2. Added in typewritten red ink.
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Typewritten.
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Shelfmark:MS Mus. 1767/3/1/1/12 (1)
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Shelfmark Copy:MS Mus. 1714/1/29, f.28
