Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Keith Douglas
Letter No. VWL4723
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Keith Douglas
Letter No.: VWL4723
From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.
[Spring 1937]
Dear Mr Keith Douglas1
The “Flourish for a coronation” is now with the printers.
I should much like to know what arrangements have been made about the chorus – A minimum of 150 voices is wanted – The chorus parts are quite easy
Yrs sincerely
R Vaughan Williams
1. Douglas was the secretary of the Royal Philharmonic Society. See VWL4720 for the background to this letter.
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Date from context, VW was commissioned to write the work for a concert on April 1st 1937 at the Queen’s Hall to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI in May 1937.
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Shelfmark:MS RPS 369, f. 265
