Adagio e Tarantella
edited by Jean & David Hite
Composer: Ernesto Cavallini
Publisher: Southern Music
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| Movement/Section | Duration: 6.5 |
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This edition consists of a piano score and solo clarinet part, edited by Jean & David Hite.
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Ernesto Cavallini (1807 – 1874) was an Italian clarinettist and composer. The Adagio e Tarantella is dedicated "All’amico Sig. Don José Cruz," and was first published in 1869 by Giovanni Canti (Milan). A stormy introduction of clarinet virtuosity eventually clears for the lyrical Adagio melody. The energy soon rises again to a feverish pitch, ushering in the vigorous Italian tarantella folk dance, originally employed to supposedly cure the venomous effects of a tarantula spider bite. The two keys, roughly equally employed, are F Minor and F Major, and the two time signatures are 4/4 and 6/8.
Note that some other later publications have removed the 17-bar clarinet opening and the middle section featuring the piano (bars 129–172), trimming off about a minute from the duration (this edition is the full work). A preface provides brief background on the composer and the work. The score has a transposed clarinet part, so it is possible to read/perform directly.
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Performer / Ensemble Link Comments -
Pages: 5
Pages (score): 9
Publisher Code: ST848
UPC: 884088756901
ISBN: 9781581063172
ISMN:
Length: 30.5 cm
Width: 22.8 cm
Thickness: 0.176 cm
Weight: 88 g
