Vaughan Williams
Americannoun
noun
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Works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Dan Forrest, Jocelyn Hagen and Cecilia McDowall mix with traditional carols and other seasonal favorites.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
Britain’s other leading composer at the time, Ralph Vaughan Williams, conducted Birmingham as well during its first season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
Especially in the 1920s and ’30s, Vaughan Williams was amply capable of wielding ferocious, dissonant violence, most sardonically in his Fourth Symphony; Bartok admired his percussive Piano Concerto.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
The hymn 'Guide me, O thou great redeemer', also intended for the Duke's funeral, will be sung, along with music by Beethoven, JS Bach, Wagner, Vaughan Williams and William Byrd.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2022
Until Elgar, Vaughan Williams and perhaps Parry in the twentieth century, no composer commanded as much respect, pride or admiration among Britons.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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