Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Gerald Cockshott

Letter No. VWL4744

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Gerald Cockshott

Letter No.: VWL4744

Dorking

Dec 10 [1940s?]

Dear Mr Cockshott
Thankyou for the ‘Holly & Ivy’ – I think your list of gramophone records very good¹ – Though I think I sh^d like to add a few more both of the older & the younger school – Also I don’t think you mention the Enigma Variations – also some choral works – Elgar Gerontius, Parry ‘Blest Pair’, Stanford ‘Songs of the Fleet’ & ‘Revenge’, Holst “Hymn of Jesus” & Britten’s ‘Boy was born’ Ireland ‘These things shall be’ – what about some Grainger & ought not you to [be] in – & what about some Purcell & some madrigals?
I shall be free Jan 10, 11, & 12 & would gladly look at some of your work on one of those days
Yrs sincerely
R Vaughan Williams

P.S. choral music
Holst’s “This have I done for my true love”

1. The purpose of the list is not clear – perhaps Cockshott compiled it for teaching his students.

To:

Cockshott, Gerald Wilfred, 1915-1979
From:

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958
Scribe:

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958
Names:

Grainger, George Percy Aldridge, 1882-1961 Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695 Cockshott, Gerald Wilfred, 1915-1979
Subject:

Sound recording
Musical Works:

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Dream of Gerontius Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings, 1848-1918. Blest pair of Sirens Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934. Hymn of Jesus Stanford, Charles Villiers, 1852-1924. The Revenge Ireland, John, 1879-1962. These things shall be Holst, Gustav, 1874-1934. Part-songs, mixed voices, op. 34. This have I done for my true love Stanford, Charles Villiers, 1852-1924. Songs of the Fleet Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. A Boy was born Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Variations on an original theme
Format:

Letter
General Notes:

Date year estimated.
Location Of Copy:

British Library
Shelfmark Copy:

MS Mus. 1714/1/32, ff. 24-27

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