Campane di Ravello
Campane di Ravello From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Campane di Ravello (A Celebration Piece for Sir Georg Solti) is a short orchestral composition by the American composer John Corigliano. The work was commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for the 75th birthday of its then music director Georg Solti. Its world premiere was given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kenneth Jean on October 9, 1987. [1] [2] Contents 1 Composition 1.1 Background 1.2 Instrumentation 2 Reception 3 See also 4 References Composition [ edit ] Campane di Ravello is cast in a single movement and has a duration of roughly three minutes. Background [ edit ] Campane di Ravello was Corigliano's first commission as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's newly appointed composer-in-residence. His inspiration for the piece came while he va