Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Biography

Ralph Vaughan Williams, 12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958), was an English composer of symphonies, chamber music, opera, choral music, and film scores. He was also a collector of English folk music and song: this activity both influenced his editorial approach to the English Hymnal, beginning in 1904, in which he included many folk song arrangements set as hymn tunes, and also influenced several of his own original compositions.

Quick Facts

genre
Composer
Active
1872 - 1958
origin
Dorking, England

Discography