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 Vaughan Williams studied orchestration with Ravel in Paris in 1907-1908. It sparked one of his most prolific periods of writing. The premieres of his A Sea Symphony and Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis took place in 1910.[([[https://www.arkansassymphony.org/meet-the-composers|Arkansas Symphony]])]
-===== 6. Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis =====
+===== Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis =====
 Vaughan Williams discovered the theme from Thomas Tallis' Fantasia on a Theme when he was commissioned to put together the 1906 edition of the English Hymnal. His orchestration gave it a decidedly British sound, and it has remained one of his most popular songs.[([[https://www.laphil.com/musicdb/pieces/1719/fantasia-on-a-theme-by-thomas-tallis|laphil]])]
+===== The Lark Ascending =====
+The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams' most popular work, was written in 1914, but its premiere was delayed due to the onset of World War I. It was performed in 1921 by violinist Marie Hall, the woman for whom Vaughan Williams wrote it.[([[https://www.threemilestone.cornwall.sch.uk/september-composer-of-the-month-vaughan-williams/|threemilestone]])]
+===== At War =====
+Vaughan Williams was 41 years old when World War I began, and he served in France and Salonika. Prolonged exposure to gunfire triggered a process of hearing loss that resulted in profound deafness in his old age.[([[https://wellthisiswhatithink.com/2012/09/18/a-remembrance-of-times-past-in-music/|wellthisiswhatithink]])]
+===== English Folk Songs Suite =====
+Vaughan Williams was somewhat emotional about military bands, which he saw as fundamental to the UK's cultural and societal life. As a result, he wrote English Folk Songs Suite for them in 1923.[([[https://www.sidmartinbio.org/what-grade-is-english-folk-song-suite/|sidmartinbio]])]
+===== Renaissance =====
+On June 24, 1943, the composer conducted the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the premiere of his Symphony No.5, dedicated to Sibelius. During the Second World War, it provided a welcome respite from the stresses of London life. Many thought the symphony to be his swan song because he was already 70 years old, yet Vaughan Williams moved on to another period of experimental compositions.[([[https://www.classicfm.com/composers/vaughan-williams/guides/vaughan-williams-15-facts-about-great-composer/ralph-vaughan-williams-10/|Classic FM]])]
+===== Fantasia on Greensleeves =====
+The four-minute Fantasia on Greensleeves first appeared in Vaughan Williams' 1928 opera Sir John in Love. The work also includes a folk tune called 'Lovely Joan,' which Vaughan Williams discovered while visiting Sussex.[([[https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/fantasia-greensleeves|Encyclopedia]])]
+===== Serenade To Music =====
+Serenade to Music for 16 voice soloists and orchestra by Ralph Vaughan Williams was written in 1938. The language is drawn from a discussion about music and the music of the spheres in Act V of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, which is shown in the image.[([[https://www.classical-music.com/features/works/a-guide-to-vaughan-williamss-serenade-to-music-and-its-best-recordings/|Classical-Music]])]
+===== Ursula Wood =====
+Adeline Fisher was Vaughan Williams' first wife. Following her death in 1951, he married poet Ursula Wood, with whom he collaborated on the libretti for his choral piece The Sons of Light, as well as the opera The Pilgrim's Process and a Christmas cantata, Hodie.[([[http://www.move.com.au/artist/ralph-vaughan-williams|Move]])]
+===== Final Days =====
+Vaughan Williams composed outstanding music well into his 80s. At the age of 85, Beethoven was set to oversee the first recording of his Ninth Symphony, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult. However, his death on August 26, 1958, the night before the recording sessions were to begin, caused the conductor to inform the musicians that their performance would be a tribute to the composer.[([[https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/people/ralph-vaughan-williams-leith-hill-musical-festival-and-bach-s-7207994|Great British Life]])]

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