Niccolò Castiglioni (1932-1996)

Sinfonia in do (1969)

for choir and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1969
    • Duration: 40 mn
    • Publisher: Ars Viva
    • Libretto (details, author):

      John Keats, Dante Alighieri, Ben Johnson.

Detailed formation
  • 4 flutes, 4 oboes, 4 clarinets, 4 bassoons, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 4 pianos, celesta, percussionist, harp, strings

Premiere information

Table of contents

I. Intrada : Hymn to Diana (Film 1) (Ben Johnson)
II. Antiphonia : (Film 2) (Dante, Vita Nova 23)
III. The Clown : (Film 3) (Theme of G.F. Händel with Variations) (William Shakespeare)
IV. Hymn ti Apollo : (Sogna Rami d'oro, Alberi d'oro, Foreste d'oro) (Film 4) (John Keats)
V. Finale