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Student or unpublished work

1878
The Robin's Nest
Written at Leith Hill Place. Juvenile piece.

1890
Sonatina in E flat
Student exercise, Royal College of Music.

1891
Theme with Variations
Student exercise, Royal College of Music.

1892
Variations on a Ground Bass by Lully
Student exercise, Royal College of Music.

1893
Suite for Four hands on one Pianoforte

1894
Reminiscences of a Walk at Frankham
"A programmatic piece with titles over the various sections such as A Steamy Afternoon; Little River Hall; Anxiety on the Way Home; Grinham's Cottage appears in sight; Evening comes on. This was composed, of course, before the cinema became more than just an experimental toy, but the titles are of interest, even so" James Day

1904
Andante Sostenuto
Dedication: 'For your birthday'. (ie: His wife Adeline)

Pianoforte
Published Works

1905
Pezzo Ostinato
No. 3 of 'Birthday Gifts'.

1921
Suite of Six short pieces for Pianoforte
Prelude; Slow Dance; Quick Dance; Slow air; Rondo; Pezzo ostinato.
Arranged for string orchestra as The Charterhouse Suite.

1928
Hymn Tune Prelude on 'Song 13' by Orlando Gibbons
Dedication: To Harriet Cohen

1934
Six Teaching Pieces for Pianoforte
In Three Books:
Book I: Two 2-part Inventions: 1. Andante con moto; 2. Allegro moderato.
Book II: Valse Lente and 2. Nocturne.
Book III: 1. Canon and 2. Two-part Invention.

1943
A Winter Piece
(for Genia with love from Uncle Ralph)
Genia = Genia Hornstein.
Published as no 2 of 'Birthday Gifts'.

1940-1
The Lake in the Mountains
Based on music from the film '49th Parallel'.
Dedication: To Phyllis Sellick.

1947
Introduction and Fugue for Two Pianofortes
Dedication: To Phyllis [Sellick] and Cyril [Smith].

Organ
Student or unpublished works

1890
Organ Overture

1933
Passacaglia on B.G.C.
Composed for the Bride [Barbara Gordon Clark, nee Lawrence].

Organ
Published works

1920
Three Preludes
Founded on Welsh hymn-tunes. For organ. Three movements: Bryn Calfaria; Rhosymedre (or 'Lovely'); Hyfrydol.
Nos. 2 and 3 were orchestrated by Arnold Foster. They can also be performed by strings only. All three were arranged for two pianofortes by Leslie Russell, published 1939 by S&B.

1943
A Wedding Tune for Ann
For the wedding of Ann Pain to Anthony Wilson.
Published (ed. Christopher Morris) as No. 1 of 'A Vaughan Williams Organ Album'.

1956
Two Organ Preludes
Founded on Welsh folk-songs: I. Romanza ('The White Rock'); II. Toccata ('St David's Day').
Also published in A Vaughan Williams Organ Album.
Nos. 5 and 3.

1934-58
A Vaughan Williams Organ Album
Eight pieces: A Wedding Tune for Ann, [see above] ed. Christopher Morris; Greensleeves, arr. Stanley Roper; Toccata (St David's Day) [see above in Two Organ Preludes]; Carol, arr. Herbert Sumsion [from Suite for Viola; see Concertos; Romanza ('The White Rock') [see above]; Prelude ('The New Commonwealth'), arr. Christopher Morris (see Choral Works; Musette, arr. Herbert Sumsion [from Suite for Viola; see Concertos; Land of Our Birth, arr. S. de B. Taylor [from A Song of Thanksgiving: see Choral Works.

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