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- Paul Stanhope
Fantasia on a Theme of Vaughan Williams (2003)
(for Orchestra)- Wise Music G. Schirmer Australia Pty Ltd (World)
- 2(II:pic).2(II:ca).2(II:bcl).2(II:cbn)/4.3.2+btbn.0/timp.3perc/cel/str
- 18 min
Programme Note
This piece pays homage to the famous Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. Vaughan Williams uses a simple hymn-like choral piece by Thomas Tallis for his work; similarly I have used the famous hymn tune 'Down Ampney' by Vaughan Williams as the thematic basis for mine. Rather than limit the piece to just strings, as did Vaughan Williams, I have used the full complement of orchestral instruments including a large percussion battery.