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In high school, our band played what I believe is 'alla borocco' by Rossini. The spelling could be wrong. This was about 30 years ago!! I would love to have a recording of this but cannot find it on any Rossini CD. Do you know of this piece and under what I may find it?
Thanks
Sheldon Wolfson
Barocco is an Italian word (no surprise, as most people use musical terms in Italian - - except the Germans and the French, who prefer their own language in musical terms on compositions - - but that's another story and starts with Wagner!). Barocco is not the name of a piece, but rather a style designation (such as "alla marziale" = "in a martial style") that means "in the Baroque style" (Baroque period composers are Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Lully; the music is filled with ornaments, the French music greatly more so than the Baroque literature of other countries.) I'm not pulling up any Rossini in Baroque style. My guess is that you have two things intertwined. A Rossini piece probably means you played an opera overture ("Thieving Magpie" is a popular one). That it was "alla Barocco" implies that you played something by a composer who writes [at least some pieces] in a Baroque-like style. Resphigi and Hindemith, who was German, come to mind. That's about the best I can do for you. Suggest you contact the band teacher at the high school in your area with the best band (which implies the best teacher!) and ask. Probably is a staple of the repertoire. Next stop: band dept. at your local college or university. mb
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