Cascarino: Paraphrase

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Title

Cascarino: Paraphrase

Subject

Source

http://www.romeocascarino.org/biography.html

Music Resource Item Type Metadata

Composer

Cascarino, Romeo (1922-2002).

Gender

Male

Work

Paraphrase on the Marriage of Figaro. Cincinnati: Solotto Publications. 

Duration

1.5 minutes

Description

This piece was composed in 1986 and treats the most prominent features of the overture’s bassoon part in the manner of a fantasia. The music is entirely tonal in the style of Mozart, and is challenging, even though the range extends only to A4.

Date Range of Work

1986