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fantasia
Musical composition free in form and inspiration, often for an instrumental soloist. Most fantasias try to convey the impression of improvisation. The first were Italian works for lute (c.1530). Keyboard fantasias became common in the late 16th cent.; both organ and harpsichord fantasias flourished in the 17th-18th cent. in Britain, Germany, and France. Fugal, imitative texture, sometimes highly learned in character, was common from the beginning, often alternating with running passagework and highly chromatic chordal passages in free rhythms. Ensemble fantasias were widely composed as well. Important composers include J. P. Sweelinck, G. Frescobaldi, J. J. Froberger, H. Purcell, and J. S. Bach.
fantasy
Mental images or imaginary narratives that distort or entirely depart from reality. Primary fantasies arise spontaneously from the unconscious, while secondary fantasies are consciously summoned and pursued. S. Freud saw fantasy as a vehicle for the expression of repressed desires (see repression). Fantasy is important in the lives of children and is a vital element in play. In adult life it is crucial to creative thinking and the making of art. Fantasy can become destructive if it serves as a constant refuge from the world of reality and a source of delusions.
Bantam
Former city and sultanate, Java. It was located at the W end of Java between the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. In the early 16th cent. it became a powerful Muslim sultanate, which extended its control over parts of Sumatra and Borneo. Invaded by the Dutch, Portuguese, and British, it ultimately recognized Dutch sovereignty in 1684. The city was Java's most important port for the European spice trade until its harbor silted up in the late 18th cent. It suffered severely from the eruption of Krakatau in 1883.
cantata
Work for voice or voices and instruments of the baroque era. From its beginnings in early-17th-cent. Italy, both secular and religious cantatas were written. The earliest cantatas were generally for solo voice and minimal instrumental accompaniment. Cantatas soon developed a dramatic character and alternating sections of recitative and aria, paralleling the simultaneous development of opera, and came to resemble unstaged operatic scenes or acts. In Germany the Lutheran cantata developed more directly out of the expanding choral motet, and almost always involved a chorus. A single chorale (hymn) often served as the basis for an entire cantata, which might have up to 10 diverse numbers, incl. duets, recitatives, and choral fugues. The most celebrated are the approximately 200 written by J. S. Bach. After c.1750 the cantata gradually declined.
canvas
Stout cloth. Canvas (probably named after cannabis, or hemp), has been made from hemp- and flax-family fibers since ancient times to produce cloth for sails. More recently, it has also been made from tow, jute, cotton, and ...
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