Ralph Vaughan Williams: An Oxford Elegy, for speaker, small chorus and small orchestra
Autograph score of 'An Oxford Elegy', for speaker, small chorus and small orchestra, by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Words adapted from poems 'The Scholar Gipsy' and 'Thyrsis' by Matthew Arnold. It was performed privately in Dorking on 20 Nov 1949. The first public performance was given by the Eglesfield Music Societyin in The Queen's College, Oxford on 19 June 1952, conducted by Bernard Rose. ii + 64 pages.
Dates
- Creation: [1952?]
Extent
66 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Mus. c.140].
Shelfmark:
MS. Mus. c. 140
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 9141
Abstract
Ralph Vaughan Williams: An Oxford Elegy, for speaker, small chorus and small orchestra. Autograph score, [1952?].
Biographical / Historical
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) was a composer, teacher, writer and conductor. See Grove Music Online for further details.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Mrs Vaughan Williams, 1960.
Subject
- Title
- Ralph Vaughan Williams: An Oxford Elegy, for speaker, small chorus and small orchestra
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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