THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

The White Gates,
Dorking.

Nov 4 [1942]

My Dear Armstrong

I was much touched by your birthday present.¹ I like your 16 bars very much – But I do hope you will incorporate them in something larger – so that it shall not waste its sweetness in my present cupboard.
I played it off the pfte score as in duty bound – I fear you know by experience what a bad score reader I am! Also the parts – I wish I had a tame 4^tet in Dorking which would play it through to me.
Yrs very gratefully

R. Vaughan Williams

Forgive the wartime paper

1. For VW’s 70th birthday. The music (’16 bars’) and related manuscripts are at the Britten Pears Library.