Enquirers are advised to consult the library catalogue in the first instance. This includes RVW manuscript scores held by the College and published works.
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Of particular note are the autograph manuscripts (MSS numbers in brackets):
- Symphony no. 5 (4231)
- The vagabond (4128)
- Love’s last gift – set for voice and orchestra (4129)
- The shepherds of the delectable mountains – piano score for first performance (4571) Heart’s music (4936)
- Two pieces for violin and piano (4983)
- Hugh the drover – Act 2, Scene 1 (4572)
- Romance for viola and piano (9732)
Holdings also feature some material partly in autograph:
- Shepherds of the delectable mountains – annotated proof copy (4570)
- 2-piano versions of Pastoral symphony and Symphony no. 6 (5360)
- Sir John in love – the Host’s part (4964), and directions for Fenton’s part (9439)
- Symphony no. 5 – corrected printed copy (8179)
- Hugh the drover – annotated proof copy (8807)
There are some 70 autograph letters in the collection, not on the library catalogue. These are catalogued and transcribed on the Vaughan Williams website *.
Vaughan Williams spent two periods as a student at the College and joined the staff in 1918. Tributes to him were published in the RCM Magazine for 1959 which may be viewed on the Archive website *.
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The library is open to all current members of the RCM and welcomes researchers who may use it for reference only.
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