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Born October 12, 1872 • England
Died August 26, 1958 (aged 85) • London • England
Notable Works “Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis” • “The Lark Ascending”
Movement / Style nationalistic music
Subjects Of Study folk music

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Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1957, wearing a dark suit and bow tie, with a serious expression and a brick wall in the background.
Vaughan Williams, portrait by Juliet Pannett, 1957; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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