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
- Fantasia in G major (Pièce d'orgue), BWV 572 Key G major
- Chromatic Fantasia in D minor, BWV 903 Key D minor
- Fantasia in C minor, BWV 562 Key C 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
- Chromatic Fantasia
- Hexachord Fantasia on Ut Re Mi
- Fantaisie brillante sur 'Ernani', Op. 92
- Fantaisie et valse brillante sur des motifs de Rossini, Op. 96