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David Matthews completed a fragment of a cello concerto by this composer for the piece Dark Pastoral. A Concerto Grosso by this composer splits the orchestra into three sections based on skill. The soloist enters on the rapid notes (10[1])“C, E-flat, F, E-flat, sustained F” at the start of a concerto (10[1])written by this composer for Philip Catelinet. This composer used biblical verses from the Song of Solomon to title the movements of a piece for viola, wordless chorus, and orchestra. The first tuba concerto in the standard (10[1])repertoire is by this composer, who also wrote the six-movement orchestral suite Flos Campi. (10[1])A solo violin plays ascending trills to imitate the title animal (10[1])in a short romance by this composer inspired by a George Meredith poem. For (10[1])10 points, (10[1])name this composer (10[1])of The Lark Ascending. ■END■

ANSWER: Ralph Vaughan Williams (“rafe von Williams”) [accept RVW; prompt on Williams]
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