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Chapter 4 - Women

from Part I - Biography, People, Places

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2024

Julian Onderdonk
Affiliation:
West Chester University, Pennsylvania
Ceri Owen
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham
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Throughout his life, Vaughan Williams was a notorious flirt. This love of women and flirtation permeates not only his music, but his professional and personal relationships alike. Yet, perhaps somewhat paradoxically, Vaughan Williams was also a strong advocate for many women who sought to develop professional careers in the male-dominated music world. This conflict between his behaviour and actions presents a conundrum for those looking to investigate his broader advocacy of women on the one hand and his private behaviour on the other. This chapter explores the contradictory nature of Vaughan Williams’s behaviour and beliefs, from his period of teaching at the Royal College of Music, to the emergence of the nickname ‘Uncle Ralph’ and all that name entailed, revealing a more complex portrait than has hitherto been proposed of the composer’s relationship with his female composition students, in particular.

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Print publication year: 2024

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  • Women
  • Edited by Julian Onderdonk, West Chester University, Pennsylvania, Ceri Owen, University of Birmingham
  • Book: Vaughan Williams in Context
  • Online publication: 28 March 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108681261.005
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  • Women
  • Edited by Julian Onderdonk, West Chester University, Pennsylvania, Ceri Owen, University of Birmingham
  • Book: Vaughan Williams in Context
  • Online publication: 28 March 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108681261.005
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  • Women
  • Edited by Julian Onderdonk, West Chester University, Pennsylvania, Ceri Owen, University of Birmingham
  • Book: Vaughan Williams in Context
  • Online publication: 28 March 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108681261.005
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