Composed by Francesco Paolo Tosti. Arranged by Marco Simoncini. This edition: pdf. 19th Century, Chamber, Opera, Romantic Period. 28 pages. MaestroSimoncini #1449399. Published by MaestroSimoncini (A0.1890822).
"È morto Pulcinella" – F. P. Tosti (arr. for Baritone, Mandolin and String Quintet)
This arrangement brings one of Tosti's most vivid and characterful songs to the chamber music stage, combining the expressive warmth of the baritone voice with the distinctive color of the mandolin and the richness of a string quintet.
Set in G minor, the piece captures the bittersweet, theatrical mood of the original — a lament tinged with irony and popular spirit. The mandolin adds an authentic Mediterranean flavor, evoking the Neapolitan roots of both the composer and the iconic character of Pulcinella. The string quintet provides a full, nuanced harmonic support, allowing the baritone voice to shine with full dramatic presence.
Suitable for intermediate-level players and singers, this arrangement works beautifully in chamber concerts, vocal recitals, and programs dedicated to Italian song.
Background
"È morto Pulcinella" is a song by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846–1916), one of Italy's most celebrated composers of romanze and drawing-room songs, on a text by the poet and librettist Ferdinando Fontana (1850–1919). Both the music and the text are in the public domain in Italy and the EU. The song belongs to Tosti's rich output of Neapolitan-flavored vocal pieces, blending lyrical elegance with popular theatrical tradition. Pulcinella — the iconic commedia dell'arte mask — lends the piece a tone that hovers between mourning and gentle irony, deeply rooted in the culture of Southern Italy.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
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ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
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Composed by Francesco Paolo Tosti. Arranged by Marco Simoncini. This edition: pdf. 19th Century, Chamber, Opera, Romantic Period. 28 pages. MaestroSimoncini #1449399. Published by MaestroSimoncini (A0.1890822).
"È morto Pulcinella" – F. P. Tosti (arr. for Baritone, Mandolin and String Quintet)
This arrangement brings one of Tosti's most vivid and characterful songs to the chamber music stage, combining the expressive warmth of the baritone voice with the distinctive color of the mandolin and the richness of a string quintet.
Set in G minor, the piece captures the bittersweet, theatrical mood of the original — a lament tinged with irony and popular spirit. The mandolin adds an authentic Mediterranean flavor, evoking the Neapolitan roots of both the composer and the iconic character of Pulcinella. The string quintet provides a full, nuanced harmonic support, allowing the baritone voice to shine with full dramatic presence.
Suitable for intermediate-level players and singers, this arrangement works beautifully in chamber concerts, vocal recitals, and programs dedicated to Italian song.
Background
"È morto Pulcinella" is a song by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846–1916), one of Italy's most celebrated composers of romanze and drawing-room songs, on a text by the poet and librettist Ferdinando Fontana (1850–1919). Both the music and the text are in the public domain in Italy and the EU. The song belongs to Tosti's rich output of Neapolitan-flavored vocal pieces, blending lyrical elegance with popular theatrical tradition. Pulcinella — the iconic commedia dell'arte mask — lends the piece a tone that hovers between mourning and gentle irony, deeply rooted in the culture of Southern Italy.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.
ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
About Digital Downloads
Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on
your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music,
you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and
you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page
that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are
only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not
digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not
print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).
Preview: È morto Pulcinella (Pulcinella is dead) - Baritone, Mandolin, String Quintet
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