fantasia
A form of instrumental composition with a free structure and improvisational…A form of instrumental composition with a free structure and improvisational characteristics; specifically, one combining a number of well-known musical pieces.
Meaning
3 senses(also, figuratively)A form of instrumental composition with a free structure and improvisational characteristics; specifically, one combining a number of well-known musical pieces.
Fantasia, Fantaisie, Fantasie
фанта́зияfantázija
фантазіяfantazija
a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes
(broadly)Any work which is unstructured or comprises other works of different genres or styles.
A traditional festival of the inhabitants of the Maghreb (in northwest Africa) featuring exhibitions of horsemanship.
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Origin
Borrowed from Italian fantasia (“imagination, fancy, fantasy; improvisational song”), fromBorrowed from Italian fantasia (“imagination, fancy, fantasy; improvisational song”), from Latin phantasia (“fancy, fantasy; imagination”), borrowed from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰσῐ́ᾱ (phăntăsĭ́ā, “appearance; presentation; pageantry; perception; image”), see that entry for further details.
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