Intermezzo (arr. Suzuki)

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Pietro Mascagni (trans. Tad Suzuki)

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General Info

Year: 1890 /
Duration: c. 5:00
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Manuscript
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown

Instrumentation

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Errata

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Program Notes

Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) is an opera in one act by Italian composer Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945). It was premiered on 17 May, 1890, at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, Italy. The libretto, written by Giovanni-Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, was based on the short story of the same title by novelist Giovanni Verga. Mascagni submitted Cavalleria Rusticana as an entry in a contest for the best unpublished one-act opera, sponsored by the music publisher Casa Sonzogno. It won first prize, and it was considered a great success at its first performance; however, none of Mascagni’s 14 subsequent operas met with great success. Due to its brevity, Cavalleria Rusticana is often paired with another one-act opera, most often Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci.

In the opera, two sweethearts, Lola and Turiddu, are separated by Turiddu’s military service. In his absence, Lola marries a local man (Alfio). When Turiddu returns he is angry and begins an affair with a local girl to arouse Lola’s jealousies. Despite their relationships to others, Lola and Turiddu resume their love. When Alfio discovers this, he challenges Turiddu to a duel, and Turiddu is killed.

The Intermezzo is the best-known melody from the opera. It occurs between the two scenes of the opera’s single act, and evokes the Easter day religious spirit of the opera’s setting.

- Program Note by Nikk Pilato

Media

• Audio CD: Green Valley High School Symphonic Band (Diane Koutulis, conductor) - 2004

State Ratings

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Performances

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• Green Valley High School (Henderson, Nev.) Symphonic Band (Diane Koutulis, conductor) – 18 December 2004 (2004 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

• Cavalleria Rusticana (arr. Shishikura) (2011)
• Intermezzo (arr. Suzuki) (1890/)
• Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana" (tr. Kreines) (1890)
• Intermezzo from "L'Amico Fritz" (tr. Falcone) (1891/)
• Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana" (arr. Falcone) (1890/1968)
• Intermezzo from "Guglielmo Ratcliff" (arr. Suzuki)
• Intermezzo Sinfonico (arr. Del Borgo) (1890/2003)
• Intermezzo Sinfonico from "Cavalleria Rusticana" (arr. Sonyong) (1890)
• Intermezzo Sinfonico from "Cavalleria Rusticana" (tr. Odom) (1890)
• Intermezzo Sinfonico from "Cavalleria Rusticana" (arr. Tatebe) (1890/2009)
• L'Amico Fritz (arr. Kimura) (1891/1998)
• Regina Coeli Laetare from "Cavalleria Rusticana" (arr. Johnson) (1890/2015)
• Regina Coeli from from "Cavalleria Rusticana"(1890/1970)

Resources

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