THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.

[July 1939]

Dear Mr Thompson

I am asking Dr Hull of Hereford¹ to send you a copy of the notes I have written for them
Please note title
Five variants of “Dives and Lazarus”²
The “ ” (inverted commas) are important as they are the title of the tune from which the variants are derived.
Yrs sincerely

R Vaughan Williams

1.  Percy Hull, organist of Hereford Cathedral 1918-1949, knighted in 1947.
2.  Catalogue of Works 1939/2. VW was writing in connection with the Promenade concert scheduled for 15 September, which was cancelled due to the outbreak of war.