Francesco Cavalli (1602 – 1676) was an Italian
composer of the early Baroque period. His real name was
Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni, but he is better known
by that of Cavalli, the name of his patron Federico
Cavalli, a Venetian nobleman.
This work is my creative intrepretation of the Aria
"Mai voli ch'il mio Core" from Act I Scene 5 of the
Itallian Opera "L'Ormindo" for Flute & Harp. Although a
Baroque opera (1644), I felt it contained many of the
later period stylistic elements fr...(+)
Francesco Cavalli (1602 – 1676) was an Italian
composer of the early Baroque period. His real name was
Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni, but he is better known
by that of Cavalli, the name of his patron Federico
Cavalli, a Venetian nobleman.
This work is my creative intrepretation of the Aria
"Mai voli ch'il mio Core" from Act I Scene 5 of the
Itallian Opera "L'Ormindo" for Flute & Harp. Although a
Baroque opera (1644), I felt it contained many of the
later period stylistic elements fround in romantic
works.
Ormindo (L'Ormindo) is an opera in three acts and a
Prologue by Francesco Cavalli to an original Italian
libretto by Giovanni Faustini. The manuscript score and
libretto, which describes the work as a favola
dramatica musicale, are held at the Biblioteca Marciana
in Venice. The opera has set numbers with recitative,
and is set in Fez in the ancient Kingdom of
Mauretania.
Although this piece was written for Opera, I created
this arrangement for Flute and Concert (Pedal) Harp.
PARTITION