Source title | Fantasia. F. |
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Title in contents | Fantasia sexta |
Text incipit |
Category abstract
Genre fantasia
Fantasia type ImP
Mode 6
Voices 4
Length (compases) 72
Tuning [G]
Courses 4
Final III/0
Highest I/7
Lowest IV/0
Difficulty easy
Tempo not specified
Language
Vocal notation
The fifth of Fuenllana’s Fantasias for four-course vihuela. A brief polythematic imitative fantasia of 72 compases. 4th course if C, as if the 5th course of a vihuela in G. The least typical of the guitar fantasias. No full exposition of theme 1. Short episodes of related themes.
Sectional division:
I (1-15) Theme 1 is given T – B with theme 2 occurring in S between these two entries. K at 15.
II (15-28) Theme 2b imit then shorter form that is the next motive theme 2. Further entries to K at 28.
III (29-49)Imit of theme 3 whose tail is theme 2, given twice, then twice 3 head with different tail. K at 40. Theme 4 then appears as a stretto – like imitation to K at 49.
IV (49-72) This final section then reverts to theme 2, imits until end over.
The thematic form of the work is thus a type of ternary, with theme 1 being a “false alarm” to theme 2 which assumes much more structural prominence.
A manuscript copy of this piece is in E-Mn-MP/2211/1