THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

from Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958 to Performing Right Society

Letter No. VWL4016

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to the Performing Right Society

Letter No.: VWL4016


The White Gates
Dorking

Jan 4th [1940]

Dear Sir
                        Dorking Concert Dec 251

In reply to your letter of Dec 29
The arrangers & publishers are as follows

Hume       Fain would I )
Dowland  Come again  )  (Keel)  Boosey
Attey        On a time     )

Purcell
Morning Hymn    )
Evening Hymn     )  Novello
Hark the echoing  )

Purcell
Fairest Isle          National Song Book (Boosey[)]

I omitted to mention that the following songs by Brahms were sung at the same concert – I was not aware that they were copyright
Feldeinsamkeit
Sonntag
Die Mainacht
Der Schmied
Vergebliches Ständchen
Vorn Ewiger Liebe

Yrs faithfully
R Vaughan Williams