"Fantasia in F#m" Copyright © 1992, 1994 by Fred Nachbaur I haven't assigned an opus number to this one, though it will probably be Op. 1 No. 2 because of its time of conception. It's one of my "art-folk-rock" songs (from 1992 - great tune, stupid lyrics) called "Winter Swan Song." Its one claim to fame was that it had a haiku at the end: "Cold moon, ancient swan; South his mate has flown; He longs to soar the heavens." The music keeps trying to harp to the haiku theme, but gets interrupted by the "Habanera" (the stupid lyrics part). So I've recycled it into a little encore piece for string quartet. Only problem is, I'm not quite happy with it, and have on and off been working on turning it into a true fantasia, with more variations etc. Meanwhile, the first version is pleasant enough, so I'm providing the midifile along with the source Cubase file for your enjoyment.