Letters of Ralph Vaughan Williams 1895-1958

by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Book Overview

The book comprises a selection of some 750 letters of the composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams, selected from an extant corpus of about 3,300. The letters are arranged chronologically and have been chosen to provide a cumulative pen-picture of the composer in his own words. In general the letters reflect VW's major preoccupations: musical, personal and political. It was not VW's way to discuss his inner creative processes but he does discuss his music,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199257973
• ISBN13: 9780199257973
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.5" x 9.1"