A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Fantasiestück

FANTASIESTÜCK. A name adopted by Schumann from Hoffmann to characterise various fancy pieces for pianoforte, alone and with other instruments (P.F. solo, op. 12, 111; with Clarinet, op. 73; with Violin and Cello, op. 88). They are on a small scale, but several of them of considerable beauty.