THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

10, Hanover Terrace, N.W.1.

June 26th 1954.

Dear Roy
I think Bernard Shore is a bit too pernicketty.¹ After all, the ordinary school orchestra manages to scrape through such things as The Revenge and The Banner of St George, and I don’t think there are simplified versions of these. Also, you must remember that there is always a certain amount of professional strengthening at the school concerts: also there are usually some very good fiddlers among the masters and their wives who usually play with the school orchestra. But if you are agreable,² as soon as the score is finished, I will try and arrange a round table conference with you and Wilson and Draper of Charterhouse. I don’t think I quite like your two piano idea – except as a complete substitute for the orchestra, though I want the music to sound clattery and secular
Yrs
RVW

1. See VWL2831. 
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