[Luigi Perrachio] Three Pieces for Harp (Score-Video)

0:10 - I. Gagliarda: Mosso assai 4:55 - II. Romanesca 9:14 - III. Passemezzo: Allegretto non tanto - Andante, con grazia, quasi Musetta - Un poco brillante Performer: Alessandra Ziveri Audio from    • Casella & Perrachio: Harp Music   —————— Tre pezzi per arpa (1926) refers to the Italian Renaissance tradition: two dances, a Gagliarda and a Passemezzo, precede and follow a Romanesca air. These musical forms were fashionable in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: the gagliarda was a vigorous court dance in triple time that was associated with the pavana, a calm, stately dance. The romanesca (whose name seems to suggest a connection with Rome, although the first specimens were found in non-Italian sources) was a melodic and harmonic formula that was used as a tune for poem singing and as a model for instrumental variations. The musical pattern of the passemezzo (or passamezzo), which was very similar to that of the romanesca (particularly in its earliest version) was also used often for instrumental variations. In this case it is a binary-time dance whose name probably derives from the basic step that characterises it: a step and a half (“passo e mezzo”). (Source from CD Booklet, Written by Alice Talignani) —————— I do not own neither the score, nor the recordings used in this video. This is only for educational purposes. If you have any complaints regarding copyright issues, please write to me directly at asorabji20(at)gmail(dot)com before submitting a report to YouTube and I will remove the video as soon as possible.