Ralph Vaughan Williams was born 12 October 1872 at Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England. He may have been the foremost English composer of his generation and certainly keyed the revival of English music during the twentieth century. He used the folk and common music of the land to great effect in many of his later compositions. Vaughan Williams died in 1958.
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- The RVW Society Official Vaughan Williams society, founded in 1994. Includes society and membership information, biography, timeline, journal, news, concerts, bibliography, publications, sound clips in RM format, works list, links, and members-only sections.
- Ralph Vaughn Williams Site of final resting place at Westminster Abbey with photographs and background information plus interactive comments section. From Find a Grave.
- Classic Cat: Vaughan Williams Directory of mp3s on the internet that have been made available by their performing artists.
- Ralph Vaughn Williams (1872-1958) Brief biographical sketch, caricature, comments on stage, vocal and choral, and orchestral music, and Naxos discography.
- Classical Archives: Ralph Vaughan Williams Biography and complete files offered in MIDI format.
- Ralph Vaughan Williams Filmography at IMDb with biography, list of films featuring his music or for which he was primary composer, and related material.