Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Vaughan Williams, Ralph)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 (Largo sostenuto)
Composition Year 1910 (revised 1919)
Genre Categories Fantasias; For 2 violins, viola, cello, 2 string ensembles; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; For strings with soloists; For 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos (arr); For 8 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); for recorder orchestra (arr); For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For organ (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr)
Related Works Based upon the "Third Tune (Psalm 2)" of 9 Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter by Tallis

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#408449 - 14.65MB - 16:00 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/29 - 2569×⇩ - MP3 - Lekro

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Lekro (2016/1/24)

Performer Pages Douglas Boyd (conductor)
Gardner Chamber Orchestra (ensemble)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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 Complete Performance
#77628 - 13.64MB - 14:53 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/29 - 9971×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/9/3)

Publisher Info. Washington, DC: US Army Band
Performers US Army Strings, Lt. Col. John Clanton (conductor)
Copyright
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For Recorder Orchestra (Warren)

 Complete Performance
#785529 - 19.11MB - 11:18 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 249×⇩ - MP3 - Chastuba

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Chastuba (2022/5/29)

Publisher Info. Chaz Warren, 2022.
Performers Chaz Warren recorder orchestra
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Transcription found below
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#23450 - 2.51MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/29 - 33489×⇩ - Daphnis

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Daphnis (2008/10/23)

Publisher. Info. London: Goodwin & Tabb, 1921.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1999.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes The composer's Goodwin & Tabb works were taken over by Curwen in 1924.
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Parts

Orchestra 1

 Violins I (with solo)
#40300 - 0.37MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/29 - 10345×⇩ - Teresacello

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Teresacello (2009/10/1)

⇒ 4 more: Violins II (with solo) • Violas (with solo) • Cellos (with solo) • Basses

 Violins II (with solo)
#40305 - 0.31MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/29 - 4828×⇩ - Teresacello

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Teresacello (2009/10/1)

 Violas (with solo)
#27586 - 0.48MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/29 - 6514×⇩ - emeraldimp

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emeraldimp (2009/1/31)

 Cellos (with solo)
#27958 - 1.13MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/29 - 5423×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2009/2/6)

 Basses
#57016 - 0.43MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/28 - 3337×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2010/2/22)

Publisher. Info. London: Goodwin & Tabb, 1921.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1997). Catalog A8191.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.
The composer's Goodwin & Tabb works were taken over by Curwen in 1924.
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 Violins I (with solo)
#395704 - 0.15MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/29 - 3314×⇩ - SGA

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SGA (2015/10/6)

⇒ 4 more: Violins II (with solo) • Violas (with solo) • Cellos (with solo) • Basses

 Violins II (with solo)
#395705 - 0.11MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/29 - 1895×⇩ - SGA

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SGA (2015/10/6)

 Violas (with solo)
#395706 - 0.13MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/29 - 2326×⇩ - SGA

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 Cellos (with solo)
#395707 - 0.13MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/29 - 2112×⇩ - SGA

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 Basses
#395708 - 0.07MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/29 - 1459×⇩ - SGA

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SGA (2015/10/6)

Editor Simon Ansell
Publisher. Info. Simon Ansell, 2015.
Copyright
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Orchestra 2

 Violins I
#27591 - 0.73MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/29 - 3763×⇩ - emeraldimp

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emeraldimp (2009/1/31)

⇒ 5 more: Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Cellos (alternate scan) • Basses

 Violins II
#27592 - 0.76MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/29 - 2723×⇩ - emeraldimp

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 Violas
#27590 - 0.73MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/29 - 2739×⇩ - emeraldimp

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 Cellos
#27589 - 1.00MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/29 - 2635×⇩ - emeraldimp

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 Cellos (alternate scan)
#27959 - 0.93MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/29 - 1911×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2009/2/6)

 Basses
#27588 - 0.49MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/29 - 2305×⇩ - emeraldimp

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emeraldimp (2009/1/31)

Publisher. Info. London: Goodwin & Tabb, 1921.
Reprinted Detroit: Luck's Music Library, n.d.(1997 or later)
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.
The composer's Goodwin & Tabb works were taken over by Curwen in 1924.
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 Violins I
#395709 - 0.11MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/29 - 2072×⇩ - SGA

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SGA (2015/10/6)

⇒ 4 more: Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Violins II
#395710 - 0.11MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/29 - 1433×⇩ - SGA

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SGA (2015/10/6)

 Violas
#395711 - 0.10MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/29 - 1579×⇩ - SGA

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 Cellos
#395712 - 0.11MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/29 - 1664×⇩ - SGA

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 Basses
#395713 - 0.07MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/29 - 1252×⇩ - SGA

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SGA (2015/10/6)

Editor Simon Ansell
Publisher. Info. Simon Ansell, 2015.
Copyright
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Orchestra (Saman)

 Complete Score
#394566 - 2.74MB, 29 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/29 - 2822×⇩ - Samansays

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Samansays (2015/9/27)

Arranger Rob Saman (b. 1944)
Publisher. Info. Rob Saman, 2011.
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For String Octet (Viljoen)

 Parts
#533409 - 0.40MB, 29 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/29 - 2668×⇩ - Michaeljviljoen

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Michaeljviljoen (2018/7/26)

Arranger Michael Viljoen (b. 1973)
Publisher. Info. Michael Viljoen, 2018.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes 2 instruments per part, i.e. Violin 1/2 are on "Violin 1" part, Violin 3/4 are on "Violin 2" part, etc.
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For Organ (Shaw)

 Tallis Theme
#247365 - 0.29MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/29 - 5368×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/12/20)

 Color cover
#307673 - 2.37MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 439×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2013/12/20)

 Color cover (retouched)
#815074 - 15.60MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 36×⇩ - Turfstra

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Turfstra (2022/10/9)

Arranger Martin Shaw (1875–1958)
Geoffrey Turton Shaw (1879–1943)
Publisher. Info. London: J. Curwen & Sons, 1915. Plate 44539.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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For Recorder Orchestra (Warren)

 Complete Score and Parts
#785525 - 0.95MB, 85 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 511×⇩ - Chastuba

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Chastuba (2022/5/29)

Arranger Charles T. Warren (b. 1952)
Publisher. Info. Charles T. Warren, 2022.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Recorder orchestra of 13 unique parts: Si Sx3 Ax6 Tx3 Bx3 GBx6 CBx6 SGBx3. If performed with 13 players, the result will be unbalanced and lacking in dynamic contrast. I would guess that 21 players would be the minimum - with a majority of players on the lower parts. The tenor, bass, and great bass parts present some challenges. Recording of this arrangement at top of page.
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Braille Scores

 Complete Score
#892077 - 0.05MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/29 - 287×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2024/1/3)

Editor Hu Haipeng (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Hu Haipeng, 2018.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Braille score in customized (combining bar-over-bar and line-over-line) format, 40 cells per line.
See here for additional information on Braille scores.
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General Information

Work Title Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Alternative. Title
Composer Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IRV 19
Key G minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 (Largo sostenuto)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1910 (revised 1919)
First Performance. 1910-09-06 in Gloucester, Cathedral
London Symphony (orchestra), Ralph Vaughan Williams (conductor)
First Publication. 1921 – London: Goodwin & Tabb
Average DurationAvg. Duration 15-16 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation double string orchestra, with soloists
Related Works Based upon the "Third Tune (Psalm 2)" of 9 Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter by Tallis
External Links Wikipedia article
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