FANTASIAS

Proper noun

Fantasias

plural of Fantasia

Noun

fantasias

plural of fantasia

Source: Wiktionary


FANTASIA

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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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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