The Birds (Respighi)
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The Birds (Gli uccelli) is a suite for small orchestra by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. Dating from 1927, the work is based on music from 18th-century[1] and represents an attempt to transcribe birdsong into musical notation. The work is in five movements:
- "Prelude" (based on music of Bernardo Pasquini)
- "La colomba" ("The dove"; based on music of Jacques de Gallot)
- "La gallina" ("The hen"; based on music of Jean-Philippe Rameau)
- "L’usignuolo" ("The nightingale"; based on the folksong 'Engels Nachtegaeltje' transcribed by Jacob van Eyck)
- "Il cucù" ("The cuckoo"; based on music of Pasquini)
[edit] Instrumentation
Woodwinds: 2 Flutes (2nd doubling Piccolo), Oboe, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons
Keyboard: Celesta
Strings: Harp, 1st and 2nd Violins, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses
[edit] References
- ^ Harry Beard, "Ottorino Respighi" (obituary) (June 1936). The Musical Times, 77 (1120): pp. 555-556.
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