THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to an unidentified correspondent

Letter No. VWL2452

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to an unidentified correspondent

Letter No.: VWL2452


from R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Dorking.

July 26th l952.

Dear Sir,

I am glad the music for Sir Desmond’s funeral gave satisfaction.1
With regard to your request, I fear that I have made a rule never to give away my manuscripts except for personal reasons, eg, to dedicatees.
Yours faithfully,

R. Vaughan Williams


1. See RV.W.: a biography p.321for an account of VW’s attendance at the memorial service for Sir Desmond MacCarthy at St Martin’s in the Fields on 20th June 1952.