fantasia
Definition of the Italian term fantasia in music:
- fantasia (instrumental composition of a highly innovative and imaginative character)
- imagination
- fantasy, fancy
- pattern
Language
Italian
Singular
fantasia
Plural
fantasie
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include fantasia:
- alla fantasia – like a fantasia (instrumental composition of a hig...
- come fantasia – like a fantasy (in a free and imaginative manner)
- con fantasia – with fantasy
- quasi una fantasia – like a fantasia (instrumental composition of a hig...
Musical examples
Music scores that include fantasia:
- Ferruccio Busoni: Fantasia nach J.S. Bach (1909) Page 1
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor (1720‑1725) Page 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata (1802) Page 1