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Ralph Vaughan Williams
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English composer (1872-1958)

Also known as: RVW, Ральф Воан-Уильямс, ريف فون وليمز, 레이프 본 윌리엄스, レイフ・ヴォーン・ウィリアムズ, 雷夫·佛漢·威廉斯

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Known works

  • National music and other essays (1963)
  • National music (1934)
  • Pilgrim's progress (1951)
  • Fantasia on Greensleeves
  • Heirs and rebels (1959)