Fantasia
Baroque works
Definition
A free-form improvisatory composition that does not follow a strict formal structure. Fantasias often feature dramatic contrasts, rhetorical gestures, and a sense of spontaneous invention.
Historical Context
The fantasia has existed since the Renaissance as a vehicle for compositional freedom. In the Baroque it appeared in keyboard music by Sweelinck, Pachelbel, and Bach. The form continued into the Classical era (Mozart K.397, K.475) and Romantic period, where it merged with other improvisatory genres.
Works (30)
- Fantasia in F♯ minor, Wq. 67 Key F♯ minor
- Fantasia in A major, Wq. 58/7 Key A major
- Fantasia in B♭ major, Wq. 61/3 Key B♭ major
- Fantasia in C major, Wq. 59/6 Key C major
- Fantasia in C major, Wq. 61/6 Key C major
- Fantasia in E♭ major, Wq. 58/6 Key E♭ major
- Fantasia in F major, Wq. 59/5 Key F major
- Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, BWV 944 Key A minor
- Chromatic Fantasia in D minor, BWV 903 Key D minor
- Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827: Fantasia Key A minor
- Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 906 Key C minor
- Fantasia in A minor, F.23 Key A minor
- Fantasia in C major, F.14 Key C major
- Fantasia in C minor, F.15 Key C minor
- Fantasia in C minor, F.16 Key C minor
- Fantasia in D major, F.17 Key D major
- Fantasia in D minor, F.18 Key D minor
- Fantasia in D minor, F.19 Key D minor
- Fantasia in E minor, F.20 Key E minor
- Fantasia in E minor, F.21 Key E minor
- Fantasia in G major, F.22 Key G major
- Fantasy on Themes from Glinka's 'A Life for the Tsar'
- Islamey, Op. 18 (Oriental Fantasy) Key D♭ major
- Fantasy in G minor, Op. 77 Key G minor
- Fantaisie brillante sur 'Ernani', Op. 92
- Fantaisie et valse brillante sur des motifs de Rossini, Op. 96
- Rêveries fantastiques, Op. 41
- Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49 Key F minor
- Fantasía Baetica
- Fantasia decima Key F