RalphVaughanWilliams (1872-1958) was deeply influenced byEnglishfolkmusic, as is shown by his variations on the old tune "Green-sleeves" (which mostpeopleconsiderafolk song).
His idea for the original drawing came from a piece of music by the English composer Ralph Vaughn-Williams.
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Surprising acceptance, perhaps, given endless twittering about the replacement of British cultural values, particularly among the young, by coarse American cultural values--Rambo for Henry V, Warhol rather than Turner, Eminem in place of Elgar or Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Save for the "weeklies" that Jimmy reads (he favors the New Statesman) and the snippets of Ralph Vaughan Williams's Fifth Symphony heard on the radio, there are no cultural markers on display beyond the text of the play itself.
Solo opportunities for tuba players outside the orchestra are few, although the English composer Ralph (pronounced "Rafe") Vaughan Williams wrote a fine concerto for tuba and orchestra (1954).