is ▁Fant asia , ▁is ▁a ▁work ▁for ▁string ▁or chestra ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁composer ▁Ralph ▁V aug han ▁Williams . ▁It ▁was ▁composed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁performed ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁that ▁year ▁at ▁Gl ouc ester ▁C athedral ▁for ▁the ▁Three ▁Ch oir s ▁Festival . ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁himself ▁conducted ▁and ▁the ▁composition ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁major ▁success . ▁He ▁re vised ▁the ▁work ▁twice , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁Perform ances ▁generally ▁run ▁between ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁ 1 6 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁work ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁composer ▁of ▁the ▁mel ody , ▁Thomas ▁T all is ▁( c . ▁ 1 5 0 5 ▁– ▁ 1 5 8 5 ). ▁Many ▁of ▁ ▁V aug han ▁Williams ' ▁works ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁or ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁Renaissance . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁included ▁T all is ' s ▁Third ▁Mode ▁Mel ody ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁H ymn al , ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁then ▁editing , ▁as ▁the ▁mel ody ▁for ▁Joseph ▁Add ison ' s ▁h ymn ▁When ▁R ising ▁from ▁the ▁Bed ▁of ▁Death . ▁The ▁t une ▁is ▁in ▁Double ▁Common ▁Meter ▁( D . C . M . ▁or ▁C . M . D .). ▁ ▁Com position ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁is ▁scored ▁for ▁an ▁expanded ▁string ▁or