- Le donne di buon umore
"Le donne de buon umore (The Good-Humored Ladies)" is a
ballet arranged fromsonata s ofDomenico Scarlatti Vincenzo Tommasini . Written in 1917, the piece was based on a comedy byCarlo Goldoni ; its plot concerns the diversions of a count, disguised as a woman, at a carnival. The ballet was later arranged into a suite for orchestra; this is in five movements:
*I:"Presto"
*II:"Allegro "
*III:"Andante "
*IV:"Tempo di ballo"
*V:"Presto"The sonatas adapted for the ballet are L. 388, L. 361, L. 33, L. 209, L. 499, L. 463, and L. 385.
References
*David Ewen, "Encyclopedia of Concert Music". New York; Hill and Wang, 1959.
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