Ralph Vaughan Williams
A prolific composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams embarked on a path of typically
English and resolutely modern music, illustrating himself in all forms and
leaving among his greatest works nine symphonies and a popular piece, The Lark
Ascending. Ralph Vaughan Williams was born in Down Ampney (Gloucestershire) on
October 12, 1872, the son of an Anglican clergyman and an heiress to the
Wedgwood dynasty of famous porcelain manufacturers, who was also Charles
Darwin's niece. Fatherless from the age of two, he was educated by his mother at
Leith Hill Place, Surrey, in an affluent and cultu...
O Little Town of BethlehemAbimelech, Phillips Brooks, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Lewis Henry Redner
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Whither Must I WanderMinju Kim, Robert Louis Stevenson and Ralph Vaughan Williams
3:41
The Roadside FireMinju Kim, Robert Louis Stevenson and Ralph Vaughan Williams
2:17
The Hornet and the BeetleWill Finn & Rosie Calvert, Pete Ord, Stephen Kerrison, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Charles Gardiner (contributor)
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Youth and LoveMinju Kim, Robert Louis Stevenson and Ralph Vaughan Williams
3:19
Bright Is the Ring of WordsMinju Kim, Robert Louis Stevenson and Ralph Vaughan Williams
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