Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Herbert Byard
Letter No. VWL2134
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Herbert Byard
Letter No.: VWL2134
The White Gates
Dorking
Oct 18 [1946]
Dear Byard
Thank you very much for the good (1) wishes
(2) cake
– I wish I could have been with you on the 12th1 – but I thought of you at the time with affection.
I’m sorry about the hymn tune preludes2 – the moral seems to be always apply direct to the publishers for information.
yrs
R. Vaughan Williams
1. See VWL2092.
2. Three preludes founded on Welsh hymn tunes, Catalogue of Works 1920/1.
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General Notes:
Byard organised (and played the piano at) two VW Birthday Concerts at 3 pm and 7 pm in Cirencester Parish Church on 12 October 1946, with the Jacques String Orchestra, Corinium Singers, and Leon Goossens. Works at the afternoon concert included the Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis, Oboe Concerto, Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus, and the 100th Psalm.
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Shelfmark:MS Mus. 1714/2/5, f.4
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Shelfmark Copy:MS Mus. 162, f.5
