Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Kathleen Merritt

Letter No. VWL3637

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Kathleen Merritt

Letter No.: VWL3637

From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.

[late 1940s?]

Dear K.

(1) Folk song suite no use to you. Mil. Band music arr^t not for str but full orch
(2) I didn’t mention 4 hymns¹ because you have no tenor. Now I think of it? Dorothy²has sung them & they go all right for sop
Love from

Uncle Ralph

1. VW’s Four hymns for tenor, viola and strings

2. Dorothy Longman, soprano

To:

Merritt, Kathleen, d.1985
From:

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958
Scribe:

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958
Names:

Longman, Dorothy
Musical Works:

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. English folk song suite Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Hymns, tenor, viola, piano
Format:

Letter
General Notes:

Date between 1935 and 1952 (from headed paper), probably late 1940s after the war.
Location Of Original:

British Library
Shelfmark:

MS Mus. 1532, f.86

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