Ralph Vaughan Williams

Biography by Rovi Staff

Ralph Vaughan Williams was a central figure in the renaissance of English music that occurred in the first part of the 20th century.
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Genre
Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John in Love")	1934	Orchestral
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, for 2 string orchestras	1910	Orchestral
The Lark Ascending, romance for violin & orchestra	1914	Concerto
Symphony No. 2 in G major ("A London Symphony")	1911	Symphony
Songs of Travel, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra)	1901	Vocal Music
Symphony No. 5 in D major	1938	Symphony
Linden Lea, song for voice & orchestra ("In Linden Lea"; "A Dorset Song")	1901	Vocal Music
Symphony No. 1 for soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra ("A Sea Symphony")	1903	Symphony
Symphony No. 6 in E minor	1944	Symphony
The Wasps, Aristophanic Suite, for orchestra from the incidental music	1909	Orchestral
Variants (5) of "Dives and Lazarus" for string orchestra & harp (or harps)	1939	Orchestral
Symphony No. 8 in D minor	1953	Symphony
Symphony No. 4 in F minor	1931	Symphony
English Folk Song Suite, for orchestra (orchestrated by G. Jacob)	1923	Orchestral
Symphony No. 7 for soprano, small female chorus & orchestra with narrator ad lib ("Sinfonia Antartica")	1949	Symphony
Symphony No. 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral")	1921	Symphony
On Wenlock Edge, song cycle for tenor, piano & string quartet (or tenor & orchestra)	1908	Vocal Music
Serenade to Music ("How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!") for 16 soloists (or soloists & chorus) & orchestra	1938	Vocal Music
Oboe Concerto in A minor	1944	Concerto
Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ)	1911	Choral Vocal Music