Hungarian Fantasy (Liszt) much of the piece's thematic material is derived from this song, there is also a section in A minor marked "in gypsy style" ("alla zingarese"). While the Fantasia is in the same style and tradition as the Hungarian Rhapsodies, it differs structurally from them. The Rhapsodies generally present a clear succession of two traditional scales — lassan, and friska. These dances are evident in the Fantasia, particularly in the long and brilliant friska section. However, Liszt is freer and wider-ranging in his combination and juxataposition of material than he usually is in this type of work. Hungarian Fantasy (Liszt) The
Don Gillis (composer) tone poems like "Portrait of a Frontier Town", piano concertos, rhapsodies for harp and orchestra, and six string quartets. He also composed a wide variety of band music. Gillis is best remembered as the composer of his "Symphony No. 5½, A Symphony for Fun", originally performed by Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra during a September 21, 1947, broadcast concert that Gillis also produced; it was preserved on transcription discs but not commercially issued. Since 2005, his symphonies have been recorded on the Albany Records label. Gillis sought to interpret contemporary American culture musically. His music drew upon popular