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	Avg. Duration	Genre
Symphony No. 2 in G major ("A London Symphony")	1911	46:30	Symphony
The Lark Ascending, romance for violin & orchestra	1914	14:27	Concerto
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, for 2 string orchestras	1910	15:19	Orchestral
Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John in Love")	1934	04:41	Orchestral
Oboe Concerto in A minor	1944	18:41	Concerto
Symphony No. 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ("Pastoral")	1921	36:15	Symphony
Symphony No. 1 for soprano, baritone, chorus & orchestra ("A Sea Symphony")	1903	59:44	Symphony
Symphony No. 7 for soprano, small female chorus & orchestra with narrator ad lib ("Sinfonia Antartica")	1949	42:36	Symphony
Songs of Travel, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra)	1901	19:53	Vocal Music
Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ)	1911	18:03	Choral Vocal Music
Serenade to Music ("How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!") for 16 soloists (or soloists & chorus) & orchestra	1938	13:24	Vocal Music
Symphony No. 9 in E minor	1956	34:29	Symphony
Linden Lea, song for voice & orchestra ("In Linden Lea"; "A Dorset Song")	1901	02:38	Vocal Music
Symphony No. 6 in E minor	1944	34:39	Symphony
Symphony No. 5 in D major	1938	38:58	Symphony
English Folk Song Suite, for military band	1923	10:50	Band Music
The Wasps, Aristophanic Suite, for orchestra from the incidental music	1909	24:25	Orchestral
Variants (5) of "Dives and Lazarus" for string orchestra & harp (or harps)	1939	11:29	Orchestral
Symphony No. 8 in D minor	1953	26:36	Symphony
English Folk Song Suite, for orchestra (orchestrated by G. Jacob)	1923	09:57	Orchestral