Vaughan Williams studied at the Royal College of Music with Hubert Parry and Walter Parratt, both of whom were later knighted.
Performer Biography
The Elora Festival Singers, a professional chamber choir, were nominated for a Juno Award for their 1997 Christmas CD, which sold over 30,000 copies.
Composer Biography
Vaughan Williams had a significant friendship with fellow student Gustav Holst, with whom he exchanged frank views on their compositions.
Composer Biography
Ralph Vaughan Williams's maternal grandfather was a Wedgwood, and his grandmother was a Darwin, indicating a family background of intellectual distinction.
Performer Biography
Noel Edison, the conductor, organized and conducted his first choir, an all-girls chorus, in high school.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vaughan Williams's interest in collecting folk-music materially influenced his musical language.
Compositional Technique
Vaughan Williams's Mass in G minor makes free use of modal counterpoint, including 'false relations' and parallel fifths, which were characteristic of earlier English styles.
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