This is one of the most immediate of Narváez’s fantasias, and a work of haunting beauty that is closely identifiable with the style of Francesco da Milano and also, to some extent, with Luis Milán. It is divisible into 5 episodes on the basis of themes and cadences, but these are welded into two sections of of 35 + 40 compases. The first section (episodes I and II) is the presentation of the initial theme, its extension, and coda. The second section is a freer discourse with considerable freedom.

Polythematic – partially imitative fantasia. Beautifully balanced sectionalization – through time giving a contrast of motion and intent – regular alternation of ideas. Some adventurous cadences eg. compases 58/59.
Treatment of 1st section is noteworthy. Prominence of descend stepwise motion in bass in sections I, III, V. Brings out the Phrygian character. Very attractive themes and general musical appearance.

It has been suggested that this fantasia is possibly a parody on sections from Josquin’s Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae: some of its sections are very similar to passages from the “Hosanna” of the Mass which Narváez also intabulated [Na016]. This needs further investigation.

The fantasia was reprinted twice in French tablature versions by Phalèse (1546) and Morphy (1552):
• Phalèse, Des chansons reduictz en Tablature, fol. b2v (Brown 1546-18, nº 4)
• Morlaye, Premiere livre de tabulature de leut, fol. 5v (Brown 1552-04, nº 4).