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Ralph Vaughan Williams
1872 – 1958
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryRalph Vaughan Williams was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over sixty years. Strongly influenced by Tudor music and English folk-song, his output marked a decisive break in British music from its German-dominated style of the 19th century.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
October 12, 1872
Down Ampney
Date of death
August 26, 1958
London
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Occupations & fields
conductorclassical composerchoreographerorganistpedagoguemusicologist
Awards & honours
Royal Philharmonic Society Gold MedalAlbert MedalWalter Willson Cobbett MedalOrder of MeritHonorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music
Notable works
Symphony No. 4Symphony No. 5Sir John in LoveA Sea SymphonyThe Lark AscendingA Pastoral Symphony
- Field and occupation
- britský hudební skladatel (1872-1958)
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