Il Bacio Luigi Arditi / Arr. Jos van de Braak

Titel / Title: Il Bacio
Untertitel / Subtitle: The Kiss (Orchestral version)
Herausgeber / Publisher: Baton Music
Instrumentation: concert band
Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen
Serie / Series: Baton Music orchestral series
Luigi Arditi (1822-1903) was an Italian violinist, composer and conductor. He began his musical career as a violinist, and studied music at the Conservatory of Milan. Arditi mainly composed opera's but he wrote also numerous songs and vocal waltzes like 'Le Tortorelle' (The Dove), 'Se Saran Rose' (Rosebuds) and 'Parla' (Speak!). By far the most popular song Arditi composed is 'Il Bacio' (The Kiss) which was dedicated to Marietta Piccolomini. 'Il Bacio' is nowadays sung by all great singers and has become so popular that even an orchestral version has conquered the lighter concert repertoire.



Also available: BM774 Il Bacio (vocal version / soprano)


Luigi Arditi (1822-1903) was an Italian violinist, composer and conductor. He began his musical career as a violinist, and studied music at the Conservatory of Milan. Arditi's best-known works are the opera's: I Briganti, II Corsaro, and La Spia. In addition he wrote numerous songs and vocal waltzes like Le Tortorelle (The Dove), Se Saran Rose (Rosebuds) and Parla (Speak!). But the most popular song Arditi composed is Il Bacio (The Kiss) which was dedicated to Marietta Piccolomini, to a text specially written by baritone Gottardo Aldighieri. Il Bacio is nowadays sung by all great singers and is has become so popular that even an orchestral version has conquered the lighter concert reprtoire.



Luigi Arditi (1822-1903) was an Italian violinist, composer and conductor. He began his musical career as a violinist, and studied music at the Conservatory of Milan. Arditi mainly composed opera's but he wrote also numerous songs and vocal waltzes like 'Le Tortorelle' (The Dove), 'Se Saran Rose' (Rosebuds) and 'Parla' (Speak!). By far the most popular song Arditi composed is 'Il Bacio' (The Kiss) which was dedicated to Marietta Piccolomini. 'Il Bacio' is nowadays sung by all great singers and has become so popular that even an orchestral version has conquered the lighter concert reprtoire.



Also available: BM774 Il Bacio (vocal version / soprano)