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Miguel de Fuenllana

Fantasía 47

 

Orphenica Lyra (1554), fol. 165

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Source title Fantasia. F.
Title in contents   Fantasia quinta
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Category abstract

Genre fantasia

Fantasia type ImP

Mode 5+6

Voices 4

Length (compases) 71

Vihuela

Tuning [D]

Courses 4

Final III/5

Highest I(8

Lowest IV/0

Difficulty easy

Tempo not specified

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Commentary

The fourth of Fuenllana’s Fantasias for four-course vihuela. A brief polythematic imitative fantasia of 67 compases, and a fine work. 4th course if G, as if the 5th course of a vihuela in D.
Sectional division:
I (1-33) long section on broad theme 1. S/T – B exposition, then T – B with much interest above, then free from 23.
II (33 – 67) expo of 2 I same as 1 S/T – B, but theme has more spring. Theme modified to form 3 tightly imitated finishing with intensifying redobles >> free with motivic 4 giving some unity.
Fine example of a symmetrical proportional design of 2 x 33 semibreves, and of thematic transformation.
Mixed mode: range of S = 5th mode, cadences are definitely 6th because of large number on A.

A manuscript copy of this piece is in E-Mn-MP/2211/1

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