Frederick Jacobi (1891-1952)

Nationality: American

Born: May 4, 1891, San Francisco Died: October 24, 1952, New York (age 61)

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Fantasy

(for viola and piano)

Composed: 1941 (age 49-50)

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Nationality: Swiss | American

Born: July 24, 1880, Geneva Died: July 15, 1959, Portland, OR (age 79)

chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
fantasia, fantasy, fantazy, fantazia, phantasy, phantasie, fancy, fantasie [G], fantaisie [F] —generally, a piece of music favoring a free flight of expression over strict adherence to formal rules; suggesting an improvisational character. However, there are at least two more specific historical meanings: 1) the fantasia/fantasie/fancy of English Renaissance viol consort music and 2) Cobbett's Phantasie, an early 20th century form of single-movement chamber music inspired by the Renaissance fancy with the goal of stimulating new English chamber or "consort" music.