Working with Vaughan Williams : the correspondence of Ralph Vaughan Williams and Roy Douglas

London : The British Library, 1988. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: viii, 119 p. : [16] p. of plates, facsims, ports. ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes texts of the 74 letters from Vaughan Williams to the author, 1942-1958 (British Library, Additional MS 63547). Preface By Ursula Vaughan Williams. Enl. revision of: Working with R. V. W. / Roy Douglas. 1972. Includes index. Contents: Film music, Thanksgiving for victoy -- Sixth symphony -- Folk songs of the four seasons, Fantasia on the Old 104th -- The pilgrim's progress -- Problems of balance, The pilgrim's progress again -- Sinfonia Antartica, The pilgrim's progress again -- Folk songs of the four seasons, Sinfonia Antartica -- An absurd rumour -- Sinfonia Antartica again -- Rehearsals in Manchester and London -- Hodie -- 'Lost without Gustav' -- Eight symphony -- Walton and other composers -- Eighth symphony at Manchester -- Ninth symphony -- Ten Blake songs, Ninth symphony again -- The last visit -- Unfinished works -- The first Nowell -- Sorting the manuscripts -- Pilgrim's journey, Songs of travel. Subjects: Vaughan Williams, Ralph 1872-1958; Correspondence; Manuscripts; Douglas, Roy 1907-2015; Music English; Composers Great Britain; Letters.