fantasia

2 definitions found

fantasia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fantasia \Fan*ta"si*a\, n. [It. See Fancy.] (Mus.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

fantasia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fantasia
      n 1: a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating
           several familiar themes