Ralph Vaughan Williams: '7 Housman songs. No. 6. Fancys knell', for voice and violin
'Fancy's knell’, song for voice and violin, from a set of songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams to words by A.E. Housman. Autograph ink score with pencil corrections and annotations. Another autograph is in the British Library (Add. MS. 50481).
Composed 1927 and published, in revised form, as no. 7 of Along the field: eight Housman songs for voice and violin (London, 1954).
Dates
- Creation: [1927]
Extent
4 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark, e.g. MS. Mus. c. 577].
Shelfmark:
MS. Mus. c. 577
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 15939
Abstract
Autograph score of Ralph Vaughan Williams's '7 Housman songs. No. 6. Fancys knell', for voice and violin, [1927]
Biographical / Historical
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) was a composer, teacher, writer and conductor. See Grove Music Online for further details.
Custodial History
Previously owned by Michael Hurd.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Michael Hurd's executers, 2007.
Dimensions
Folio
Subject
- Title
- '7 Housman songs. No. 6. Fancys knell' by Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Hannah Jordan and Margaret Czepiel
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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