幻想曲(げんそうきょく)

げんそうきょく
noun
fantasia; fantasy (musical form)
music
1. fantasia; fantasy (musical composition)
A musical work in free form, not bound by the standard structures of sonata or dance movements. The Japanese name for the genre Western music calls a fantasia or fantasy; the loanword ファンタジー is used for the literary genre instead.
彼女(かのじょ)は幻想曲(げんそうきょく)を弾(ひ)いた。
She played a fantasia.
ショパンの幻想曲(げんそうきょく)が好(す)きです。
I like Chopin's fantasia.
この作曲家(さっきょくか)は交響曲(こうきょうきょく)よりも幻想曲(げんそうきょく)で知(し)られている。
This composer is known more for his fantasias than for his symphonies.
発表会(はっぴょうかい)の最後(さいご)に、短(みじか)い幻想曲(げんそうきょく)を演奏(えんそう)することになった。
It was decided that we would perform a short fantasia at the end of the recital.

Formed from 幻想(げんそう) (fantasy, illusion) + 曲(きょく) (musical piece). Used both as a genre name and in the titles of specific works.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 奏鳴曲(そうめいきょく): sonata — a fixed multi-movement form, the opposite of the fantasia's freedom
  • 狂詩曲(きょうしきょく): rhapsody — also free in form, but usually built on folk or national themes

Related Words

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Added 2026.8.4 3:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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