What is "fantasia"

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.

"musical composition that sounds extemporaneous," 1724, from Italian fantasia, from Latin phantasia (see fantasy).

alt. 1 (context music English) An unstructured orchestral composition. 2 Any unstructured work. 3 A traditional festival with exhibitions of (l en horsemanship) among the (l en Maghrebi) (l en Berber Berbers). n. 1 (context music English) An unstructured orchestral composition. 2 Any unstructured work. 3 A traditional festival with exhibitions of (l en horsemanship) among the (l en Maghrebi) (l en Berber Berbers).

n. a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes

Fantasia is a 1940 American animated film produced by Walt Disney and released by Walt Disney Productions. With story direction by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer, and production supervision by Ben Sharpsteen, it is the third feature in the Disney animated features canon. The film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by Leopold Stokowski, seven of which are performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Music critic and composer Deems Taylor acts as the film's Master of Ceremonies, providing a live-action introduction to each animated segment.

Disney settled on the film's concept as work neared completion on The Sorcerer's Apprentice, an elaborate Silly Symphonies short designed as a comeback role for Mickey Mouse, who had declined in popularity. As production costs grew higher than what it could earn, Disney decided to include the short in a feature-length film with other segments set to classical pieces. The soundtrack was recorded using multiple audio channels and reproduced with Fantasound, a pioneering sound reproduction system that made Fantasia the first commercial film shown in stereophonic sound.

Fantasia was first released in theatrical roadshow engagements held in thirteen U.S. cities from November 13, 1940. It received mixed critical reaction and was unable to make a profit due to World War II cutting off distribution to the European market, the film's high production costs, and the expense of leasing theatres and installing the Fantasound equipment for the roadshow presentations. The film was subsequently reissued multiple times with its original footage and audio being deleted, modified, or restored in each version. As of 2012, Fantasia has grossed $76.4 million in domestic revenue and is the 22nd highest-grossing film of all time in the U.S. when adjusted for inflation. Fantasia, as a franchise, has grown to include video games, Disneyland attractions, a live concert, and a theatrically released sequel ( Fantasia 2000) co-produced by Walt's nephew Roy E. Disney in 1999. Fantasia has grown in reputation over the years and is now widely acclaimed; in 1998 the American Film Institute ranked it as the 58th greatest American film in their 100 Years...100 Movies and the fifth greatest animated film in their 10 Top 10 list.

The fantasia (; also , , Phantasie, ) is a musical composition with its roots in the art of improvisation. Because of this, like the impromptu, it seldom approximates the textbook rules of any strict musical form.

Fantasia may refer to:

Fantasía is the second studio album by Venezuela pop singer Franco De Vita released on the Sonotone label in 1986. The CD produced tree hit singles: the title song, " Aquí Estás Otra Vez" and " Solo Importas Tú". The latter was used as the theme to La Dama de Rosa, a 1987 popular telenovela.

is the title of a side-scrolling video game developed by Infogrames and produced by Sega for its own Mega Drive/Genesis system. The game was loosely based on the film of the same name.

Fantasia is the self-titled second studio album by American recording artist Fantasia Barrino, released by J Records on December 12, 2006. In its first week of sales, Fantasia entered the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at number nineteen, with 133,000 discs sold. In June 2007, Fantasia was certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies.

Fantasia (Spanish: Fantasy) is the 13th Studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was the first release of the singer under her recording contract with the international label CBS Records, now Sony. This album was released in 1980 and includes the radio hits "Tanto Amor", "Como Lo Hago Yo", and "Al Ritmo De la Fantasía". It was re-released on CD in 1992 and is currently out of print. Several hits songs appear in various compilations of the singer.

Karen Simpson (born September 4), better known by her ring name Fantasia, is an American professional wrestler, trainer, promoter, and manager competing throughout North America in independent promotions, custom DVD companies, and the UK.

Fantasia is a traditional exhibition of horsemanship in the Maghreb performed during cultural festivals and to close Maghrebi wedding celebrations. "Fantasia" is an imported name, the actual traditional term used is lab el baroud ("the gunpowder play").

The performance consists of a group of horse riders, all wearing traditional clothes, who charge along a straight path at the same speed so as to form a line, and then at the end of the charge (about two hundred meters) fire into the sky using old muskets or muzzle-loading rifles. The difficulty of the performance is in synchronizing the movement of the horses during acceleration of the charge, and especially in firing the guns simultaneously so that one single shot is heard. The horse is referred to as a fantasia horse and are of Arabian horse, Andalusian horse or Barb stock.

The fantasia is considered a cultural performance and a kind of martial art; it also symbolizes a strong relationship between the man and the horse, as well as an attachment to tradition.

Each region in Morocco has one or several fantasia groups, called serba, totaling thousands of horse riders nationwide. Performances are usually during local seasonal, cultural or religious festivals, also called moussem ("season" in Arabic). One such example is the Tan-Tan Moussem. Some show-based restaurants offer a fantasia as part of the entertainment.

Fantasia is a 2014 Chinese drama film directed by Wang Chao. It was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

Fantasia is an American media franchise owned by The Walt Disney Company that commenced in 1940 with the theatrical release of the film of the same name.

Fantasia is seventh studio album by Brazilian jazz artist Eliane Elias. The record was released in March, 1992 via Blue Note label. The vocal parts were performed by herself, her daughter Amanda Elias Brecker, and Ivan Lins. This record is one of her most acclaimed albums; Allmusic gave it 4½ stars out of five.

Fantasia is a 2004 Hong Kong comedy film produced, written and directed by Wai Ka-fai and starring Cecilia Cheung, Sean Lau, Louis Koo, Jordan Chan, Francis Ng and Christy Chung. The film is a homage to classic Hong Kong comedy films which starred the Hui Brothers, Michael Hui, Samuel Hui and Ricky Hui, particularly the 1976 film, The Private Eyes.

"Fantasia" was a Brazilian television program hosted by several female models on SBT. It was an entertainment program in which people could participate in several games and earn money by phoning the program. It debuted on December 1, 1997. Many models from the program continued their career on TV.

History of the Program

First Season (1997–1998)

The first season, which was the most successful one, debuted on December 1, 1997, at 4:30 pm. It was hosted by Adriana Colin, Débora Rodrigues, Jackeline Petkovic and Valéria Balbi, and directed by Paulo Santoro. In March 1998, Valéria Balbi left the program and the former dancers Amanda Françozo and Tânia Mara became hosts. The first season of the program ended on August 15, 1998. The official announcement of the cancellation of the program happened one day before its end. The reason why the program was canceled was that, since the month of April, the audience rate had been decreasing.

Second Season (1998–1999)

On November 1, 1998, the program was back on Sundays, at midday, and it was hosted by Carla Perez.

The program had some changes. The main change was the inclusion of musical attractions in addition to the games. Carla Perez also used to dance with her guests. The program was canceled again in August 1999.

Third Season (2000)

On January 8, 2000, the program is back on the schedule of SBT, on Saturdays, from 2:15 pm to 7:20 pm. It was hosted by Celso Portiolli, Márcia Goldschmidt, Christina Rocha, Otávio Mesquita and Lu Barsotti.

The program kept the same background and some of the dancers. It was canceled on June 10, 2000.

Fourth Season (2007–2008)

On Tuesday, October 30, 2007, the program is back from 1:00 am to 3:00 am, being hosted by Helen Ganzarolli, Caco Rodrigues and Luiz Bacci. On the second day, Bacci had already left the program, which was then hosted only by Helen and Caco.

In the fourth season, the format remained similar to the one of the previous seasons. The main changes were the reduction of the quantity of dancers (the number was reduced from 75 to 35 girls) and their clothes (in the three previous seasons, they wore shorts and colored shirts; in the fourth season, they wore bikinis).

Between December 24 and January 12, due to Christmas and New Year seasons, the program ran in the afternoon, at 3:00 pm, and the length of the program was reduced to one hour. On January 14, the program started to run during the early hours of the day again, with its normal length of two hours.

On Monday, March 10, 2008, the program was back to the afternoon, starting at 2:00 pm. However, seven days later, the program was canceled.

The fourth season of the program started on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 and ended on Monday, March 17, 2008.

Hosts

Adriana Colin (1997–1998)
Débora Rodrigues (1997–1998)
Jackeline Petkovic (1997–1998)
Valéria Balbi (1997–1998)
Amanda Françozo (1998)
Tânia Mara (1998)
Carla Perez (1998–1999)
Celso Portiolli (2000)
Márcia Goldschmidt (2000)
Christina Rocha (2000)
Otávio Mesquita (2000)
Lu Barsotti (2000)
Helen Ganzarolli (2007–2008)
Caco Rodrigues (2007–2008)
Luiz Bacci (2007)

Directors

Paulo Santoro - First, second and third seasons.
Caco Rodrigues - Fourth season.

Fantasia girls (1997–2008)

Adriana Henriques Nunes
Alexssandra Lima
Aline Franco
Aline Hauck
Amanda Françozo
Ana Lívia Montagna
Ana Luísa (Luisa)
Ana Rodrigues
Ana Santiago
Andressa Modro
Angela Sanche Artero
Angélica Baldini
Ariana Nasi
Ariane
Aretha
Bel
Bruna Ganzarolli
Carina Lima
Carla Castilho
Carla
Carol Porcelli
Carol Lopes
Cátia Medeiros
Cátia Verpa
Cíntia Assis
Cláudia Garcia
Cinthia Lee
Cristiane Sousa
Cristiane Diniz
Cristina
Daiane
Daiane Amêndola
Daiane Carnaes
Dani Sachetti
Dani Sobreira
Daniela de Gea
Daniela Marcondes
Daniele Fellit
Danielle França
Danielle Santos
Dayse Conrado
Deborah Abreu
Débora Settim (the only girl who participated in the four seasons of the program)
Denise Catão
Denise Venturine
Diana Santana
Diovana
Ester
Elisabete Soares (Bete)
Ellen Roche
Érica Vieira
Eveline Paschoalino
Fabiana Bueno
Fabiana Almeida
Fernanda Boaventura (Nanda)
Fernanda Did
Fernanda Garcia
Fernanda Morais
Fernanda Vasconcellos
Flávia Andrade
Flávia Cristina
Flávia Vega
Gabriela Roncatti
Gláucia Dinis
Giovana Simioni
Giovanna
Hellen Pinheiro
Izabella Camargo
Ivy Giorge
Jade Karen
Jéssica Moreira
Joyce Ribeiro
Joyce Hernandes
Juliana Domingues
Juliana Kraieski
Juliana Lima
Juliana Scodeler
Julianinha
Jussara Binotto
Karen Ern
Kate Frazão
Kátia Volkland
Larissa Guerrero
Leslie Balzano
Lídia Dickel
Lilian Ramos
Lívia Andrade
Lívia Lemos
Luana
Luane Pellegrino (Lua)
Luciana Fontes
Luma Simões
Marcela Couto
Mariana Campos (Mari)
Maryanne Mayumi
Michele Lozzo
Michele Ruiz
Michelle Nunes
Milena Fraga
Milene Uehara
Mirella Ferraz
Mônica Nucci
Monalisa Celeste
Natália Premici
Natalie Firmino
Nathalie Guilmoto (Naty)
Pâmela Carvalho
Patty Beijo
Patrícia Prado
Patrícia Salvador
Paula Liebert
Paula Magalhães
Poliana
Pollyana Morbach (Polly)
Priscila Annunciato
Queila Arantes
Rabech Lima
Rafaella Viscardi
Rebech Lima
Renata Dias
Renata Fukumura
Renata Nomura
Renata Ponte
Renata Paschoal
Renata Sayuri
Re Zoéga
Roberta (Beterraba)
Roberta Carbone
Rosane Muniz
Sabrina Caldana
Sabrina Rosa
Sandra Garcia
Sara Prado
Selma Roth
Silvia Burigo
Simone Bayer
Simone (Cacau)
Simone Mattos
Simone Siqueira
Solange Cunha
Sttephannie Morais
Suelen Gongalves
Suellen Barreto
Talita Colucci
Talita Paganotti (Talitinha)
Tânia Mara
Tatiana de Paiva
Tatiane Cortês
Tatiane Marques (Tati)
Tati Hudson
Thaís
Thaís (2007 - 2008 version)
Thais Ortega
Vanessa Balsamo
Vanessa Cesnik
Vanessa Masan
Vanessa Zotth
Veronica
Vick
Vivian
Vivi Fernandez
Viviane Porto
Wanessa Morgado
Wanessa Siqueira