phony ▁Orchestra ▁conducted ▁by ▁T ipp ett . ▁ ▁Integr ating ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁influ ences , ▁especially ▁those ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁orch est ral ▁tradition , ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁days ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Music , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁period ▁immediately ▁after ▁when ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁position ▁conduct ing ▁amateur ▁cho irs ▁in ▁O xt ed , ▁while ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁counter point , ▁specifically ▁the ▁fug al ▁process , ▁which ▁would ▁figure ▁prom in ently ▁and ▁clim act ically ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Fant asia ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁supp lement ary ▁studies ▁with ▁R . ▁O . ▁Morris , ▁also ▁date ▁from ▁that ▁period . ▁The ▁Fant asia ▁represents , ▁sty list ically ▁and ▁concept ually , ▁T ipp ett ’ s ▁most ▁am bit ious ▁attempt ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁synth etic ▁composition ▁that ▁anticip ates ▁the ▁cre ative ▁develop ments ▁that ▁eventually ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁his ▁not ional ▁arch et ype . ▁ ▁Com position ▁The ▁theme ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁work ▁is ▁based ▁is ▁an ▁Ad ag io ▁in ▁F ▁minor ▁from ▁Cor elli ' s ▁Con cer to ▁Gros so ▁in ▁F , ▁Op . ▁ 6 , ▁No . ▁ 2 . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁distinct ▁ideas : ▁a ▁slow , ▁drag ging ▁mel ody ▁for ▁full ▁strings ▁with ▁much ▁use ▁of ▁susp ension ▁in ▁F ▁minor , ▁and ▁a ▁br isk ▁Viv ace ▁fl our ish ▁for ▁two ▁solo