''Paesaggi toscani (Tuscan Landscapes)'' is a

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for

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composed in 1922 by

Vincenzo Tommasini Vincenzo Tommasini (17 September 187823 December 1950) was an Italian composer. Born in Rome, Tommasini studied philology and the Greek language at the University of Rome La Sapienza, University of Rome, at the same time pursuing equally intens ...

; it was introduced in

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in December, 1923. The piece is based on Tuscan folk melodies, and is played in two uninterrupted sections. The first, marked '' Andante sostenuto'', presents a melancholy melody against a somewhat nebulous

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backdrop; the second movement, marked ''

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'', changes the mood of the piece with two lively tunes.

References

*David Ewen, ''Encyclopedia of Concert Music''. New York; Hill and Wang, 1959. 1922 compositions Compositions by Vincenzo Tommasini Rhapsodies Compositions for symphony orchestra {{classical-composition-stub