Indian Fantasy
| Indian Fantasy | |
|---|---|
BV 264 | |
| Opus | 44 |
| Composed | 1913–14 |
| Performed | 1914: Berlin |
| Movements | 3 |
| Scoring |
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The Indian Fantasy (Indianische Fantasie),
BV 264), is a fantasy for piano and orchestra by Ferruccio Busoni. Composed in 1913/14, it was first performed in Berlin in March 1914, with the composer as soloist.[1] The piece is based on several melodies and rhythms from various American Indian tribes; Busoni had received them from American ethnomusicologist Natalie Curtis Burlin. The fantasy describes the American prairie
, and is in three movements:
- Fantasy
- Canzona
- Finale
References
- ^ Anthony Beaumont, Busoni, (1985), p. 190.
- Curtis, Natalie. "Busoni’s Indian Fantasy" in Southern Workman vol. 44, October 1915, pp/ 538-543
- "Giovanni Bellucci plays Ferruccio Busoni - Indian Fantasy op.44" on YouTube