Cobbe, Hugh - Letters of Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1895-1958

This selection of 750 of Ralph Vaughan Williams' letters, introduced and annotated, provides insights on his early development, his own music and his views on the music of others, his political attitudes, especially to the two world wars, his close personal friendships, and his marriages.

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CONTENTS

ForewordMichael Kennedy:
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1 Earliest letters (c.1895) to the Outbreak of the First World War: 1895 - 1914
2 From the beginning of the First World War until the Move to Dorking: 1914 - 1929
3 From the Move to Dorking until the Outbreak of the Second World War: 1929 - September 1939
4 The Second World War: September 1939 - May 1945
5 From the Second World War to the Move Back to London: June 1945 - 15 September 1953
6 From the Move Back to London until VW's death: 15 September 1953 - 26 August 1958
List of Sources
Bibliography
Index of Works of Ralph Vaughan Williams
General index