Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams was born in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England, the third child of a clergyman.

He was educated at the Royal College of Music in London and Trinity College in Cambridge University, where Sir Hubert Parry (of "Jerusalem" fame) was his tutor.

After leaving Cambridge University, Vaughan Williams became organist of St. Barnabas' Church in London. He held the position from 1895 to 1899 for a salary of £50 a year.