Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Evangeline Farrer
The White Gates
Dorking
Dear Evangeline
I am ashamed to have taken so long to answer - Here are 2 lists which I hope you may find useful.
(1) Original partsongs ) TT
(2) settings of partsongs etc. ) BB
Yrs
R Vaughan Williams
Male voice
Partsongs
He that hath a pleasant Hatton (Novello)
Hymn before action W. Davies (Novello)
How merrily we live (S. & Bell)
Down in yon summer vale (Wood) (Novello??)
Last Chantey Prendergast (publisher
Tinkers Song Howells S&B??
Purcell Sound the trumpet (2 pt) (Augener)
Hark how the drums (Donizetti) (Novello)
Elgar Feasting I watch (Novello)
Male voice arrangements
3 Irish melodies (arr. Forsyth) S. & Bell
Here's a health (Novello)
Hob a derry danno arr. Wood. publisher?
Avenging & Bright arr. Edmunds (publisher?)
Farmer's Boy arr. RVW (Novello?)
Agincourt Song arr. Warrell (publisher?
Ward the Pirate arr. R.V.W. (Curwen)
Let us take the Road)
Fill every glass ) Beggars opera (Curwen)
Jolly ploughboy arr. RVW (Novello)
Men of Harlech arr. Tillead (publisher?)
Blow them on Down )
Rio Grande ) arr. Terry (Curwen)
Santy Anne etc )
Loch Lomond arr. RVW (Curwen)
Bobby Shaftoe )
Dollia ) arr. Whittaker S.& Bell
Water of Tyne )
Names:
- Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695
- Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934
- Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848
- Warrell, Arthur Sydney, 1883-1939
- Terry, Charles Sanford, 1864-1936
- Forsyth, Cecil, 1870-1941
- Edmunds, Christopher Montague, 1899-1990
- Tilleard, James, 1827-1876
- Whittaker, William Gillies, 1876-1944
- Novello & Co.
- Stainer and Bell
- Curwens
Subjects:
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Location of original letter:
Year from postmark.