Overture to Le Baruffe Chiozzotte
- Overture to Le Baruffe Chiozzotte
The Overture to "Le Baruffe Chiozotte" is a concert overture by Leone Sinigaglia written in 1907. His opus 32, it was introduced in Milan under Arturo Toscanini's baton in the spring of that year. Based on a comedy by Carlo Goldoni, it is a spirited work that opens with brilliant subject for full orchestra. A subsidiary theme, more serene in nature, provides contrast. The second main subject of the work is a folk song, first heard in the oboe; it is soon taken up by the first violins. With the quickening of tempo the music becomes more vivacious, with a chattering figure in the woodwinds and violins. The folk song returns, as does the initial theme, leading to a brief coda which concludes the work.
References
*David Ewen, "Encyclopedia of Concert Music". New York; Hill and Wang, 1959.
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