THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

From R. Vaughan Williams
10, Hanover Terrace,
Regents Park,
London, N.W.1.

July 2nd 1954.

Dear Martin,

I have been correcting the proofs of the carols, and I understand you have had your set to read too.  I have read yours as well as mine.  I have found one or two misprints, as doubtless you have.  Will you add pace indications and metronome marks for yours?  Or shall I take them out of mine?  We must both do the same.  I hope you will read my proofs as well as your own: some of mine are in an unholy mess, largely my copyist’s fault, but partly mine for not checking him carefully enough.  Alan Frank wants a preface, and I send a draft for your approval.  We shall of course, both have to sign it.

Our love to Joan,
yours,
RVW¹

This is very business like, so in a rubric I record that I send my love to Martin, too.  U.²

1.  Initialled by VW.
2.  Added in typewritten red ink.