[Column & Composition Call] What is a Fantasia - Let's try composing a song from a story♪ AI is also welcome

I replaced my computer and spent two days setting everything up.

I'm someone who hasn't quite caught up with everything yet. Hello.

For some reason, September has become a month where I'm involved in various projects.

In the midst of that, I'm running a project asking: Won't you compose the piano piece that appears in my story written for Naru-san's 'Unrequited Love Literature Club'?

Fantasia No. 8: Deep Emotion, also known as 'Maria Next Door' - The story goes that if you play this piece correctly, you can see illusions.

I came up with and wrote about it as a type of magic (or science?) called musical incantation.

This is a very relaxed call for entries: Won't you try composing this 'Fantasia No. 8: Deep Emotion'?

I haven't set a deadline, so let's say by the time winter arrives.

However, when it comes to composing a piano piece, only those who usually do it can create one, right?
There are also descriptions regarding the composition of the piece within the story.

Therefore, today, I would like to briefly introduce what a fantasia is to provide some hints for composition.

This project also accepts AI compositions.
I also have a desire for people who have never composed before to try creating a piece with specific requirements using AI.
*Please clearly state if you have used AI.

What is a Fantasia?

The term 'Fantasia' sounds like a word I might have coined, but it is actually a type of existing musical form.

It is also called a fantasy.

Having said that, 'Fantasia' actually means 'anything goes'.

It's a piece of music created from the composer's free ideas... I suppose that's how you could put it.

Classical music has various forms, but it's like... the one that doesn't fit into any of those.

It doesn't necessarily have to have a fantastical image, either.

So, even though it's called a fantasia, it just means you should feel free to do whatever you want.

However, to create a piece that doesn't fit the mold, you have to know the mold, don't you?

Well, setting aside those difficult parts... no one is going to tell you, "That's not a fantasia!", so please feel free to create one.

Famous Fantasias

Now, please take a listen to some famous piano fantasias.

On the structure of "Fantasia No. 8: Deep Emotion"

With the explanation so far, composing a piano piece might seem a bit difficult. Since anything goes.
The same goes for AI composition.

So, I'd like to extract some hints on the structure of the music I wrote within the story.

Of course, there is no need to follow this exactly. Just use it as a reference.

Something like that.

What is classical music?

It doesn't just mean old music.

Classical music generally refers to music created in the West between the 15th and 19th centuries, composed according to the compositional and performance practices of that era.

And another characteristic is that it is music that reproduces a piece exactly as written in the score by the composer.

Classical music is music of reproduction.

This story was born from the idea of what it would be like if such classical music were like a magic incantation... where something is activated by precisely reproducing it according to the rules...

In fact, there might be pieces that let you see something when you play them.

By all means, please try composing a fantasia with that kind of atmosphere.

"Fantasia No. 8: Deep Emotion" created by you

I will introduce it properly at a later date.
I will provide a link here.

Thank you very much.

I think I will try to compose one myself eventually too♪

See you later.