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Performance by Norichiko Limori, Tokyo Philharmonic from the CD Fantasia on a theme by Vaughan Williams |
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CD
Fantasia on a theme by Vaughan Williams / Paul Stanhope
Library shelf no. CD 1455 [Available for loan]
Score
Fantasia on a theme of Vaughan Williams : for orchestra / Paul Stanhope
Library shelf no. Q 784.2/STA 9 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
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.
Work Details
Year: 2003
Instrumentation: 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (2nd doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets in B flat (2nd doubling bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (2nd doubling contra-bassoon), 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in C, 2 trombones, bass trombone, timpani, percussion (3 players), celesta, strings.
Duration: 17 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Professional orchestra or high level youth orchestra
Contents note: 1. Fanfares -- 2. Lugubrious -- 3. Percussive -- 4. a) Photo negative, b) Chorales with walking bass -- 5. "Fanfares" reprise -- 6. Hymn.
Originally titled Fantasia on a theme by Vaughan Williams.
This work was awarded 1st place in the Toru Takemitsu Composition Prize in 2004.
Revised 2005. Corrections made May 2010.
Awards & Prizes
| Year | Award | Placing | Awarded for/to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Toru Takemitsu Composition Award | Winner | Paul Stanhope |
Analysis
Program note for Paul Stanhope's "Certain Resonances"
by Natalie Shea
Source: Published by Symphony Services
Article: Dawn of a new world symphony
by Gordon Kerry — © News Limited
Source: Source: The Australian, 24 March 2009, pp.13
Program note: Paul Stanhope's "Fantasia on a Theme by Vaughan Williams"
by Paul Stanhope
Kit: 2010 Australian composition resource kit / Sydney Symphony Education Program
Kit: 2010 Australian music resource kit / Sydney Symphony Education Program
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Fantasias
Performances of this work
2 Dec 2017: at TSO: Field of Flowers - P Stanhope (Federation Concert Hall, Hobart). Featuring Marko Letonja, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
18 Sep 2015: at Simone Young and Brahms - Gala Concert (Melbourne Recital Centre, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall). Featuring Simone Young, ANAM Orchestra of the Academy.
29 Jul 2012: at Sydney Youth Orchestra (The Concourse, Chatswood). Featuring Sydney Youth Orchestra, Max McBride.
28 Apr 2012: at Queensland Symphony Orchestra with Benjamin Northey (The Queensland Symphony Orchestra Studios). Featuring Benjamin Northey, Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
19 Nov 2011: at Musical Futures (Ravenswood Centenary Centre Auditorium). Featuring Rowan Harvey-Martin, Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra.
10 Sep 11: featuring BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
3 May 11: Meany Hall, Seattle WA, USA. Featuring Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra, Adam Stern.
22 Oct 2010: at Sydney Symphony: Stanhope, Tchaikovsky (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Richard Gill, Sydney Symphony.
21 Oct 2010: at Sydney Symphony: Stanhope, Adès, Tchaikovsky (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Sydney Symphony, Richard Gill.
20 Oct 2010: at Sydney Symphony: Stanhope, Adès, Tchaikovsky (Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall). Featuring Richard Gill, Sydney Symphony.
10 Jul 2010: at TSO: Stanhope, Vaughan Williams etc. (Federation Concert Hall, Hobart). Featuring Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Radoslaw Szulc.
11 Dec 08: City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney. Featuring Benjamin Northey, Sydney Youth Orchestra.
6 May 06: CUB Malthouse, Melbourne. Featuring Markus Stenz, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
28 Jul 05: Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. Featuring Sydney Symphony, Balázs Kocsár.
May 04: Toru Takemitsu Concert Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Featuring Norichiko Limori, Tokyo Philharmonic.
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