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The Indian Fantasy (Indianische Fantasie), Op. 44 (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

Indian Fantasy
Fantasy by Ferruccio Busoni
The composer in 1913
Native name	Indianische Fantasie
Catalogue	BV 264
Opus	44
Composed	1913 (1913)–14
Performed	1914 (1914): Berlin
Movements	3
Scoring	piano orchestra

References

• 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

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