Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

Also known as the Tallis Fantasia. The Fantasia, composed in 1910 for the Three Choirs Festival, was one of the first major successes of British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. He later revised the work twice, in 1913 and 1919. Modern, complete interpretations of the work run for roughly 18 minutes.

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Three Choirs Festival - British - Composer - Ralph Vaughan Williams

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The work is scored for an expanded string orchestra divided into three parts: orchestra I, a typical string orchestra; orchestra II, consisting of a single desk from each section; and a solo quartet.

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Tallis's original tune is in the Phrygian mode and was one of nine he contributed to the Psalter of 1567 for the first Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Matthew Parker. When Vaughan Williams edited the English Hymnal of 1906, he also included this melody (number 92). Tallis's original words to the hymn were:

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Tallis's - Phrygian mode - Anglican - Archbishop of Canterbury - Matthew Parker - English Hymnal

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:"Why fum'th in fight the Gentiles spite, in fury raging stout ?

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:Why tak'th in hand the people fond, vain things to bring about ?

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:The Kings arise, the Lords devise, in counsels met thereto,

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:against the Lord with false accord, against His Christ they go." http://www.agentsmith.com/rvw/guides/tallis.html

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The Fantasia was played in the 1988 film Remando al viento with Hugh Grant and Elizabeth Hurley.

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1988 - Remando al viento - Hugh Grant - Elizabeth Hurley

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The Fantasia was also played in the 2003 film with Russell Crowe.

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2003 - Russell Crowe

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