This song is called “Trumpet Tune” and was written by Henry Purcell in the late 1600’s. That makes it almost as old as my luggage. I have a theory as to why he wrote this song for a trumpet. A trumpet is a horn. He was born in an area of London called “Devil’s Acre.” Need I say more?
It is song number 84 in the countdown of 100 Classical Songs.
Henry Purcell (September 10, 1659 – November 21, 1695) was an English composer. Although it incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements, Purcell’s was a uniquely English form of Baroque music. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest English composers.
For more on Henry or “Hank” as his friends called him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Purcell
There are only 16 songs left in our countdown. We still haven’t heard any songs from Johann Strauss, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, or Giacomo Puccini.
But they are coming up……
As promised, here is song number 85. The composer is Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924) , and the song is titled O mio babbino caro. I looked up the translation on google translate and it said that it translates to “O my dear Daddy.” (That is not what I was expecting!)
The composer was born 163 years ago tomorrow, December 22.
Happy Birthday, Giacomo Puccini. Thanks for the music.
This song was written much slower than my version. (I realized that after actually listening to it!) But I like it to be played fast. And I can do what I like, right? As far as this site is concerned, I am the ruler.
Giacomo Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for his operas. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long line of composers, stemming to the late-Baroque era. Though his early work was firmly rooted in traditional late-19th-century Romantic Italian opera he later developed his work in the realistic verismo style, of which he became one of the leading exponents.
His most renowned works are La bohème (1896), Tosca (1900), Madama Butterfly (1904), and Turandot (1924), all of which are among the most frequently performed and recorded of all operas.
And here is a blast from the past, Fanfare for The Common Man by Aaron Copeland (November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990). However, it isn’t in the list of 100 classical songs because it was written in 1942! I dig the new instrumentation, how about you?
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