noun
- a musical composition with a free form and often improvisational character
- a creative work based on familiar melodies or themes
Usage: music
Usage: music; literature
Examples
- The pianist performed a beautiful fantasia on themes from Mozart.
- Bach’s Chromatic Fantasia is considered a masterpiece of keyboard literature.
- The composer wrote a fantasia incorporating folk melodies from his homeland.
- Disney’s Fantasia combined classical music with animated sequences.
- The orchestra concluded with a fantasia featuring variations on popular songs.
- She improvised a fantasia during her recital that captivated the audience.