Gavotte, Op. 55 No. 2

Composer: MARTUCCI, Giuseppe
  • This is Martucci’s orchestration (1901) of his 1888 piano piece, Tempo di gavotta.1
  • Martucci composed many short piano pieces based on older dance forms, like this gavotte. In orchestral arrangements, these pieces became popular encores in the concerts he conducted.2

Sources

  1. John C.G. Waterhouse and Folco Perrino, “Martucci, Giuseppe,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed November 13, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000017947
  2. Richard Whitehouse, liner notes to Martucci: Orchestral Music (Complete), Vol. 1, Rome Symphony Orchestra, Francesco La Vecchia, Naxos 8.570929, CD, 2009.

Cut IDs

13271