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Vaughan Williams
[ vawn wil-yuhmz ]
noun
- Ralph, 1872–1958, English composer.
Vaughan Williams
/ ˈwɪljəmz /
noun
- Vaughan WilliamsRalph18721958MEnglishMUSIC: composer Ralph. 1872–1958, English composer, inspired by British folk songs and music of the Tudor period. He wrote operas, symphonies, hymns, and choral music
Example Sentences
The concerts close with Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Antarctic” symphony, which draws on music he wrote for the 1948 film “Scott of the Antarctic.”
Guest conductor Gemma New returns to lead the Seattle Symphony in Ralph Vaughan Williams’s “Antarctic Symphony” from 1952.
Jessica Curry abandoned an ’80s synthesized soundtrack for a more pastoral approach inspired by the English composers Edward Elgar and Ralph Vaughan Williams.
With the new Carols for Choirs hymn arrangements, he added, “you had a whole new approach to carols, which was post-Holst and Vaughan Williams.”
Britain’s other leading composer at the time, Ralph Vaughan Williams, conducted Birmingham as well during its first season.
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