About Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Vaughan Williams (12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal compositions, and orchestral works, including nine symphonies written over a period of more than sixty years. Influenced by Tudor music and English folk song, his compositions contributed to the development of a distinctively English style of classical music in the early 20th century. Vaughan Williams was born into a well-to-do family with progressive social views.
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The Lark Ascending
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Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
6 Studies in English Folksong (Version for Cello & Piano): No. 3, Larghetto "Van Dieman's Land"
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
6 Studies in English Folksong (Version for Cello & Piano): No. 4, Lento "She Borrowed Some of Her Mother's Gold"
6 Studies in English Folksong (Version for Cello & Piano): No. 2, Andante sostenuto "Spurn Point"
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Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending: Opening (Excerpt)
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