▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁their ▁prev ail ing ▁modal ▁forms . ▁This , ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁love ▁of ▁T ud or ▁and ▁Stuart ▁music , ▁helped ▁shape ▁his ▁compos itional ▁style ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁Over ▁this ▁period ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁composed ▁stead ily , ▁producing ▁songs , ▁ch oral ▁music , ▁chamber ▁works ▁and ▁orch est ral ▁pieces , ▁gradually ▁finding ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁his ▁m ature ▁style . ▁His ▁compos itions ▁included ▁the ▁tone ▁poem ▁In ▁the ▁Fen ▁Country ▁( 1 9 0 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Nor folk ▁R haps ody ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁( 1 9 0 6 ). ▁He ▁remained ▁uns atisf ied ▁with ▁his ▁technique ▁as ▁a ▁composer . ▁After ▁un success fully ▁seeking ▁less ons ▁from ▁Sir ▁Edward ▁El gar , ▁he ▁cont empl ated ▁studying ▁with ▁Vincent ▁d ' Ind y ▁in ▁Paris . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁critic ▁and ▁music ologist ▁M . D . Cal v oc or ess i ▁to ▁Maurice ▁R avel , ▁a ▁more ▁modern ist , ▁less ▁dog m atic ▁music ian ▁than ▁d ' Ind y . ▁ ▁R avel ; ▁rising ▁fame ; ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁ ▁R avel ▁took ▁few ▁pup ils , ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁demand ing ▁task master ▁for ▁those ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁teach . ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁spent ▁three ▁months ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 7 – 1 9 0 8 , ▁working ▁with ▁him