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Its a tale as old as time: a composer will write a work, conduct or perform its premier, and be met with hissing [of] admirable energy and unanimity. Such was the case for Hector Berliozs opera Benvenuto Cellini, which entered the repertory in disgrace in 1838. Confidant in its worth, Berlioz would go on to re-purpose the material for a standalone concert piece: his wild and rapturous Roman Carnival Overture. Set predominantly in a brisk triple meter, a merry saltarello makes for most of the piece. A yearning tune in the English Horn, taken from Cellinis first act love aria, opens the beginning slow section. The melody is then repeated in the violas, and later in canon with the full strings.

[Photo] Moments Captured During KMEA All State Orchestra 2022

Joseph Carey, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2022
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