fantasia definition - Dictionary

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fan·ta·sia [ fan táyə, fan táyee ə ] (plural fan·ta·sias)

noun

Definition:

fanciful composition: an instrumental composition in a free and improvisatory style, sometimes based on well-known melodies

[Early 18th century. < Italian, literally "fantasy, imagination," via Latin< Greek phantasia (see fantasy)]

Cultural Note


	Fantasia, a movie (1940) produced by Walt Disney. This ambitious attempt to popularize classical music consists of cartoon animation matched to eight famous musical compositions. Its best-known sequences include hippos dancing to Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours" and Mickey Mouse as the protagonist of Dukas' "The Sorcerer's Apprentice.".