Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Major Percy S.G. O'Donnell
From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.
Dear Major O’Donnell
I have noted the date Wednesday March 27 - 9.35 pm.
As regards the titles as they are not correct in your letter I give them -
The Running Set1 - M.S (OUP)
Folk Dance Medley2 - M.S
Suite of Marching Tunes3 - M.S
This last I intend to be the illustrations of my talk. I think it would be better this time to make them into a little Suite rather than all separate. I am afraid I have not the timings. Could you perhaps get this done as I have no copies here?
Yours sincerely
R Vaughan Williams
1. Catalogue of Works 1933/3.
2. Traditional folk dance tunes used by the English Folk Dance Society in performances, with the inclusion of a non-dance tune, “The Seeds of Love”.
3. For the tunes VW included see VWL1646.
Musical works:
Location of original letter:
Year taken from context.
In the hand of AVW signed by VW.