Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains. 'Pastoral episode' based on Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains. 'Pastoral episode' based on Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. Autograph score in ink with pencil and blue and red crayon markings, indicating use in performance and as the engraver's copy for publication (London, 1925). No title.
Dates
- Creation: [1922]
Extent
48 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark, e.g. MS. Mus. c. 454].
Shelfmark:
MS. Mus. c. 454
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 15922
Abstract
Autograph score of The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains by Ralph Vaughan Williams, [1922].
Biographical / Historical
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) was a composer, teacher, writer and conductor. See Grove Music Online for further details.
Custodial History
At the foot of p. 1 is a pencil note: 'Autograph of Vaughan Williams "Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains". Composer gave it to me, as he regarded the written music as purely mechanical and of no account. Claude Aveling, R.C.M. about 1927'.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Faculty of Music Library, 2002, where it was found amongst manuscripts collected by Sir Hugh Allen.
Dimensions
Folio
Subject
- Title
- 'The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains, pastoral episode' by Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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