fantasian.

/fantaˈzia//fænˈtɑːzɪə//-ˈteɪ-/

Etymology: < Italian fantasia (see fantasy n.), lit. ‘fancy’, hence ‘an instrumental composition having the appearance of being extemporaneous’ (Tommaseo).

a. Music. ‘A composition in a style in which form is subservient to fancy’ (Stainer and Barrett).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > [noun] > fantasia or rhapsody

fantasy1597

fantasia1724

extravaganza1797

arabesque1824

rhapsody1832

1724 Short Explic. Foreign Words Musick Bks. 30 Fantasia, is a Kind of Air, wherein the Composer..has all the Freedom and Liberty allowed him for his Fancy or Invention, that can reasonably be desir'd.

1776 J. Hawkins Gen. Hist. Music IV. iv. 47 His [Hilton's] Compositions were for the most part Fantasias for the viols and organ.

1815 European Mag. & London Rev. July 46/1 The first movement, termed ‘Fantasia’..is a most spirited..effort.

1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 503/1 Fantasia..was the immediate predecessor of the term Sonata.

b. transf. and fig.

ΚΠ

1818 E. Blaquière tr. F. Pananti Narr. Residence Algiers xix. 367 These excesses called fantasias, or paroxysms of passions.

1880 J. H. Shorthouse John Inglesant xxvi. 372 Wandering amid this brilliant fantasia of life, Inglesant's heart smote him.

1896 ‘J. O. Hobbes’ (title) The Herb-Moon. A Fantasia.

1919 G. B. Shaw Heartbreak House p. xlix, Heartbreak House: a Fantasia in the Russian manner on English themes.

1921 D. H. Lawrence Sea & Sardinia 41 Every wretched bit of would-be extra chic is called a fantasia.

1922 D. H. Lawrence (title) Fantasia of the Unconscious.

1935 H. G. Wells Things to Come v. 33 Long lines of steel-helmeted men. Lorries full of men. Lorries full of shells. Great dumps of shells. A fantasia of war material in motion.

1957 T. S. Eliot On Poetry & Poets 83 A suspension of the action in order to enjoy a poetic fantasia: these passages are really less related to the action than are the choruses in Murder in the Cathedral.

2. The Italian word is current in the Levant and North Africa, in the senses:

Thesaurus »

a. Ostentation, pomp, self-importance.

b. A kind of Arab dance; also, an exhibition of evolutions on horseback by a troop of Arabs.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dances of other countries > [noun] > North Africa and the Levant

fantasia1838

Zar1931

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > type of show or spectacle > [noun] > show of skill > in riding, etc.

rodeo1824

bull riding1835

fantasia1838

Wild West show1885

1838 J. Sparks Amer. Biogr. IX. Eaton viii. 263 But they must have a consul with less fantasia.

1859 F. C. L. Wraxall tr. J. E. Robert-Houdin Mem. II. viii. 239 Our captain had arranged for us the surprise of a fantasia.

1873 H. B. Tristram Land of Moab ii. 28 A capital ‘fantasia’ or Arab dance..round our camp fire.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2013).

单词	fantasia
释义	fantasian. /fantaˈzia//fænˈtɑːzɪə//-ˈteɪ-/ Etymology: < Italian fantasia (see fantasy n.), lit. ‘fancy’, hence ‘an instrumental composition having the appearance of being extemporaneous’ (Tommaseo). 1. a. Music. ‘A composition in a style in which form is subservient to fancy’ (Stainer and Barrett). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > [noun] > fantasia or rhapsody fantasy1597 fantasia1724 extravaganza1797 arabesque1824 rhapsody1832 1724 Short Explic. Foreign Words Musick Bks. 30 Fantasia, is a Kind of Air, wherein the Composer..has all the Freedom and Liberty allowed him for his Fancy or Invention, that can reasonably be desir'd. 1776 J. Hawkins Gen. Hist. Music IV. iv. 47 His [Hilton's] Compositions were for the most part Fantasias for the viols and organ. 1815 European Mag. & London Rev. July 46/1 The first movement, termed ‘Fantasia’..is a most spirited..effort. 1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 503/1 Fantasia..was the immediate predecessor of the term Sonata. b. transf. and fig. ΚΠ 1818 E. Blaquière tr. F. Pananti Narr. Residence Algiers xix. 367 These excesses called fantasias, or paroxysms of passions. 1880 J. H. Shorthouse John Inglesant xxvi. 372 Wandering amid this brilliant fantasia of life, Inglesant's heart smote him. 1896 ‘J. O. Hobbes’ (title) The Herb-Moon. A Fantasia. 1919 G. B. Shaw Heartbreak House p. xlix, Heartbreak House: a Fantasia in the Russian manner on English themes. 1921 D. H. Lawrence Sea & Sardinia 41 Every wretched bit of would-be extra chic is called a fantasia. 1922 D. H. Lawrence (title) Fantasia of the Unconscious. 1935 H. G. Wells Things to Come v. 33 Long lines of steel-helmeted men. Lorries full of men. Lorries full of shells. Great dumps of shells. A fantasia of war material in motion. 1957 T. S. Eliot On Poetry & Poets 83 A suspension of the action in order to enjoy a poetic fantasia: these passages are really less related to the action than are the choruses in Murder in the Cathedral. 2. The Italian word is current in the Levant and North Africa, in the senses: Thesaurus » a. Ostentation, pomp, self-importance. b. A kind of Arab dance; also, an exhibition of evolutions on horseback by a troop of Arabs. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dances of other countries > [noun] > North Africa and the Levant fantasia1838 Zar1931 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > type of show or spectacle > [noun] > show of skill > in riding, etc. rodeo1824 bull riding1835 fantasia1838 Wild West show1885 1838 J. Sparks Amer. Biogr. IX. Eaton viii. 263 But they must have a consul with less fantasia. 1859 F. C. L. Wraxall tr. J. E. Robert-Houdin Mem. II. viii. 239 Our captain had arranged for us the surprise of a fantasia. 1873 H. B. Tristram Land of Moab ii. 28 A capital ‘fantasia’ or Arab dance..round our camp fire. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2013). < n.1724
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