FANTASIA

fantasia

(noun) a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fantasia (plural fantasias)

(music) Form of instrumental composition with free structure and improvisational characteristics.

Any unstructured work.

A traditional festival with exhibitions of horsemanship among the Maghrebi Berbers.

Proper noun

Fantasia (plural Fantasias)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fantasia is the 28380th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 841 individuals. Fantasia is most common among White (92.15%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


Fan*ta"si*a, n. Etym: [It. See Fancy.] (Mus.)

Definition: A continuous composition, not divided into what are called movements, or governed by the ordinary rules of musical design, but in which the author's fancy roves unrestricted by set form.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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