THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.

14th August, 1947

Dear Müller-Hartmann

I am so glad you like the idea of May Harrison playing your work. I think it would be nice if you wrote to her yourself, here is her address
647 Nell Gwyn House,
Sloane Avenue,
London S.W.3.

Meanwhile here is something I should like you to do for me if you feel inclined. The young man who writes my music for me¹ is at present away on holiday, will you do it? What I want you to do is to correct any mistakes before I send it to the copyist and also tell me of any places where you think I have made any error of judgment. The work is a suite for string orchestra. I should be very grateful if you would do this for me.²
Yrs

R. Vaughan Williams

P.S. My usual typist is away!

1.  Roy Douglas, who at this time was working hard preparing a full score of the Sixth Symphony. See Douglas, Working with Vaughan Williams, p.11 ff.
2.  The work in question is the Partita for Double String Orchestra, Catalogue of Works 1938/5a, a re-working of the 1938 Double Trio for string sextet. The Partita is dedicated to Robert Müller-Hartmann.