The Listening Service - Musical Time Travel: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis by Vaughan Williams

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Tom Service experiences musical time travel as he listens to "Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis" by Ralph Vaughan Williams, with its magical interplay of ancient and modern.

And film music expert Neil Brand examines how this and other classical adagios have been used to great effect in Hollywood blockbusters.

Published on Wednesday, 26th July 2023.

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