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Williams, Ralph Vaughan, 1872 - 1958 (composer)

 Person

Dates and places

b Down Ampney, Gloucs., 12 Oct 1872; d London, 26 Aug 1958.

Sphere of activity

English composer, teacher, writer and conductor.

Other information

'The most important English composer of his generation, he was a key figure in the 20th-century revival of British music.'

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 Fonds

Dorothy and George Edward Moore: letters received by them and other family members, and photographs

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9868
Scope and Contents Correspondence, mostly addressed to Dorothy Moore but including some to G. E. Moore, Timothy Moore and Perry Moore. Subjects include the education of Timothy and Nicholas Moore, and condolences on the death of G. E. Moore. 1. Charlie Dunbar Broad to Dorothy Moore; Cambridge, 25 October 1958.2. Thorold Francis Coade to Dorothy Moore; Blandford, 30 May 1935.3. William Burnlee Curry to Dorothy Moore; Dartington Hall, 20 March 1934.4. William Burnlee Curry to...
Dates: 1934-1991
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