fantasia

Everyday

1. (music) A fantasia is a piece of music written freely, following the composer's imagination rather than a strict pattern. tree →
2. A fantasia is also a mixture of well-known tunes played together. tree →
3. Fantasia is also the name of a 1940 Disney film set to classical music (a name). tree →

In the lessons

Music lessons (Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Greensleeves, Fantasia on British Sea Songs at the Proms). Can also mean any dreamlike, imaginative mix. Phrases: fantasia on, a musical fantasia.

Examples

• The orchestra played a fantasia on old sea songs. tree →
• A fantasia does not follow strict rules. tree →
• We listened to Fantasia on Greensleeves in music class. tree →
• The Proms end with a fantasia of British songs. tree →
• Disney's «Fantasia» sets cartoons to classical music. tree →
• The garden show was a fantasia of colour. tree →

Note

Say «fan-TAY-zee-a» or «fan-ta-ZEE-a». Related to fantasy. Plural fantasias.