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Fantasia on Greensleeves
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Vaughan Williams: 15 facts about the great composer
11. Fantasia on Greensleeves
The four-minute long Fantasia on Greensleeves appeared originally in Vaughan Williams's 1928 opera Sir John in Love. The piece also incorporates a folk song called ‘Lovely Joan’ which Vaughan Williams came across in Sussex.
