His settings include chorale variations, chorale ricercares, chorale fantasias and chorale preludes. Solo harpsichord compositions included dance suites, fantasias, and fugues. Some of the fantasias are direct transcriptions of Italian madrigals. Finally, manuscript sources include numerous other pieces&colon; fantasias, balletti, sonatas, etc. Furnishing music replaces "waltzes" and "operatic fantasias" etc. Bartenev creates absurd, whimsical, racy, provocative, carnival fantasias. Fugal writing is found in works such as fantasias, ricercares and canzonas. The book contains around 85 tablatures for fantasias, songs and dances. Before his final 12 fantasias, Arban provides 14 challenging characteristic studies. The subjects are always faster, much more lively that those of ricercares and fantasias. It featured architectural fantasias suited to each member of the Chain. He offered a 20% discount to subscribers to the fantasias. The fantasias were recorded by Robert Smith in 2017. Most of the fantasias are complex, multi-sectional pieces, treating multiple subjects imitatively. Like the BWV 542 and 903 Fantasias, this movement is a highly chromatic affair.