Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to the Performing Right Society
Letter No. VWL4015
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to the Performing Right Society
Letter No.: VWL4015
From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.
Dec 26 1939
Dear Sir
At my concert-lecture on Dec 20th at Dorking Halls the following songs were sung which I suppose to be copyright
Wood Aethopia Saluting the Colours
Stanford Cutting Rushes
Holst The heart worships
Gurney Desire in spring )
Nine of the clock )
Dvorak To the Queen of Heaven
Also the following which I presume were in copyright arrangements
Hume “Fain wd I change” Dowland “Come again”, Attey “On a time”, Purcell “Morning Hymn” “Evening Hymn” “Hark the echoing air” “Fairest Isle”
Yours faithfully
R Vaughan Williams
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Musical Works:Wood, Charles, 1866-1926. Ethopia saluting the coloursStanford, Charles Villiers, 1852-1924. Cutting rushesHolst, Gustav, 1874-1934. The heart worshipsGurney, Ivor, 1890-1937. Desire in SpringGurney, Ivor, 1890-1937. Nine of the clockDunhill, Thomas F. (Thomas Frederick), 1877-1946. To the Queen of HeavenHume, Tobias, d.1645. Fain would I changeDowland, John, 1563?-1626. Come againAttey, John, d.1640. On a timePurcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Evening hymn, Z 193Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Morning Hymn, Z 198Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. King Arthur, Z 628. Fairest IslePurcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Fairy queen, Z 629. Hark the echoing air
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See further in VWL4016.
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