Ralph Vaughan Williams: Architect of English Musical Renaissance
Pivotal English composer, conductor, and folk song collector, renowned for reviving and defining a distinctly English orchestral and choral sound in the 20th century.Born into privilege, Vaughan Williams studied at the Royal College of Music and Trinity College, Cambridge. He became a leading figure in the English musical renaissance, profoundly influenced by Tudor music and English folk songs, which he extensively collected. His studies with Maurice Ravel refined his orchestration....